Shakespeare Flashcards by Gabrielle Grote | Brainscape

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When did Shakespeare live?

A

1564-1616

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Where did he live?

A

Stratford-upon-avon

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When was the Renaissance era?

A

1485-1600ish

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What was the renaissance era?

A

Rebirth of arts and music

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What are Shakespeare’s Histories like

A

Power, Historic figures

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What are the people that stand on the ground called

A

Groundings

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What are examples of his histories?

A

King Henry, Julius Ceaser, King Richard

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What are Tragedies about?

A

Sad/death, unfortunate, overconfident

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What are examples of his Tragedies?

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Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, MacBeth

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What are his comedies about?

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Funny, ends in marriage

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What are examples of his comedies?

A

Toming of the shrew, as you like it

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What are his three play categories?

A

Histories, Comedies, Tragedies

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How many lines are in a sonnet?

A

14

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What type of sonnet did Shakespeare write?

A

Elizabethian, English

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What is the structure of a poem made up of?

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3 quatrains, 1 couplet

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What are the themes of the poems

A

Fair friends, dark lady

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How many fair friend sonnets are there?

A

128

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How many dark lady sonnets are there?

A

26

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What is the Pattern of the English sonnet?

A

ABAB
CDCD
EFEF
GG

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What are the 2 syllable feets?

A

Iamb, Trochee

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What is an Iamb?

A

U-, Soft loud

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What is a Trochee

A

-U, Loud soft

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What are the 3 syllable feets?

A

Dactyl, Amphibrach, Anapest

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What is a Dactyl

A

-UU, Loud Soft Soft

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What is an Amphibrach

A

U-U, Soft Loud Soft

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What is an Anapest

A

UU-, soft soft Loud

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Monimeter

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1

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Dimeter

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2

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Trimeter

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3

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Tetrameter

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4

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Pentameter

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5

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Hexameter

A

6

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What type and where is the globe theatre

A

3/4 or thrust, bank of river thames (tems)