Shakespeare 1

Question 1

Elizabethan age dates

Answer 1

1485-1625

Question 2

why did Henry break from the Catholic Church

Answer 2

wanted a divorce from Catherine of Aragon

Question 3

what happen in 1588

Answer 3

England became one of the greatest sea powers of the world by defeating Spanish Armada

Question 4

French for renaissance

Answer 4

rebirth

Question 5

where did the renaissance began and when

Answer 5

italy and 14th century

Question 6

what new form of literature did skaespear bring & what was this time Called

Answer 6

lyric poem in sonnet form and the poetic drama. known as the age of poetry

Question 7

only significant prose writing was?

Answer 7

king James (bible)

Question 8

what institution helped support writing as a legit profession

Answer 8

acting companies, universities and courts

Question 9

when and who was Shakespeare born to

Answer 9

John and Mary April 23 1564

Question 10

John- Shakespeare’s dad was well respected member in what

Answer 10

Stanford upon Avon

Question 11

who and when did shakespeare mary

Answer 11

anne Hathaway 1582

Question 12

when and what did shakesspear do when he returned from London

Answer 12

bought the New Place estate 1595

Question 13

what did he name the New Place and when did it open

Answer 13

the globe theater and in 1599

Question 14

when did shakespeare die and were was he buried

Answer 14

1616 holy trinity church

Question 15

Comedies

Answer 15

-romantic fantasies designed to delight and amuse the audiences

Question 16

Histories

Answer 16

illustrate the moral lessons to be learned from the crimes of ambitious and treacherous leaders of the state

Question 17

Tragedies-

Answer 17

deal with death, morality, and destruction and show how the breaking of a moral law leads to disaster eventually

Question 18

where were the play 1st preformed

Answer 18

the globe, a theater located across the Thames river from London in the suburb of the Southwark

Question 19

how much did less wealthy people pay to stand in the yard of the globe

Answer 19

penny and around 2,000 people did it

Question 20

Dramatic conventions used during this time

Answer 20

No women appeared in plays

Women roles were played by boys who were apprentices to the company

Question 21

Soliloquy

Answer 21

he actor is alone on stage speaking to himself

Question 22

Aside

Answer 22

actor speaking words that the other characters on stage were not supposed to hear

Question 23

shakespeares 1st play

Answer 23

lord Chamberlin men in 1595

Question 24

Where does tragedy come from?

Answer 24

The greek philosopher Aristotle

Question 25

6 parts of tragedy

Answer 25

Plot - dramatic structure 
Character 
Thought 
Diction -delivery/ elocution 
Spectacle - vision demonstration 
Melody - musical / fluidity

Question 26

What defines Shakespearean

Answer 26

A tragic hero 
The tragic flaw of hamartia 
Reversal of fortune 
Catharsis (emotion) 
Restoration of social order

Question 27

The tragic hero

Answer 27

The tragic hero is a character that the audience can identify with

features fatal flaw that exposes weakness

Question 28

Tragic hero

Answer 28

The hero has one flaw or weakness (pride) aka hamartia

Question 29

Reversal of fortune

Answer 29

Renaissance audiences were familiar with the “wheel of fortune” or “fickle fate”

Question 30

Catharsis

Answer 30

Catharsis’ is the audience purging of emotion through pity, fear, anger, etc

Question 31

Restoration of social order

Answer 31

private element

play cannot end till society is at peace once again