Shakespeare Flashcards
When did Shakespeare live?
1564-1616
Where did he live?
Stratford-upon-avon
When was the Renaissance era?
1485-1600ish
What was the renaissance era?
Rebirth of arts and music
What are Shakespeare’s Histories like
Power, Historic figures
What are the people that stand on the ground called
Groundings
What are examples of his histories?
King Henry, Julius Ceaser, King Richard
What are Tragedies about?
Sad/death, unfortunate, overconfident
What are examples of his Tragedies?
Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, MacBeth
What are his comedies about?
Funny, ends in marriage
What are examples of his comedies?
Toming of the shrew, as you like it
What are his three play categories?
Histories, Comedies, Tragedies
How many lines are in a sonnet?
14
What type of sonnet did Shakespeare write?
Elizabethian, English
What is the structure of a poem made up of?
3 quatrains, 1 couplet
What are the themes of the poems
Fair friends, dark lady
How many fair friend sonnets are there?
128
How many dark lady sonnets are there?
26
What is the Pattern of the English sonnet?
ABAB
CDCD
EFEF
GG
What are the 2 syllable feets?
Iamb, Trochee
What is an Iamb?
U-, Soft loud
What is a Trochee
-U, Loud soft
What are the 3 syllable feets?
Dactyl, Amphibrach, Anapest
What is a Dactyl
-UU, Loud Soft Soft
What is an Amphibrach
U-U, Soft Loud Soft
What is an Anapest
UU-, soft soft Loud
Monimeter
1
Dimeter
2
Trimeter
3
Tetrameter
4
Pentameter
5
Hexameter
6
What type and where is the globe theatre
3/4 or thrust, bank of river thames (tems)
