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Shakespeare Flashcards

1
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how many years did Queen Elizabeth serve as queen

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40 years

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2
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why are Romeo and Juliet considered such important in shackspears career?

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was the first time combining tragedy and romance.

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3
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who are the groundings

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people on the ground

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4
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why were the plays during the afternoon

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because they need the right lighting they don’t have electricity

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5
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Why was clothing so significant during Shakespeare’s time?

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they had color and wealth

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6
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what were the woman’s job and rules

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1.their jobs were to help with the home
Rules:
2. to get arranged marriages
3 they couldn’t vote
4. they couldn’t do theater

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7
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how did queen Elizabeth feel about the plays

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she absolutely loved them

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8
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why did the theater stay opened

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because qween Ethibeth loved them.

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why didn’t london officials like the theaters and why weren’t women allowed to perform in the theaters

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  • Women weren’t allowed because it was improper for women to act on stage
  • they thought it would bring bad. sketchy behavior
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10
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What was London like during Shakespeare’s life?
(Italy)

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places-alleyways
violence
black death
also romantic world of poets and theater.

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11
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Why did queen Elizabeth not marry

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it served her well not being married

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12
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Where is Shakespeare buried

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holy trinity church in his birth home Avon.

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13
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Shakespeare wrote how many plays and how many of each of the following: comedy, histories, tragedies, romance?

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38
Comedies: 14
Histories: 10
Tragedies: 10
Romances: 4

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14
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How many sonnets did he write?

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154

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15
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What language did he speak?

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Early Modern English

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16
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What are some sources of inspiration for Shakespeare’s work?

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myths, history and old stories

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17
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When did he die?

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April 23, 1616

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18
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Who were Shakespeare’s parents?

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John and Mary Ardon

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19
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Where did Shakespeare live?

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Stratford Upon Avon, England

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20
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When was Shakespeare born?

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1564

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21
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What was school like during Shakespeare’s youth? When did he drop out of school?

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  • King New School in Stratford
  • long days and tedious
  • he dropped out of middle school
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22
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Who was he married to? (hint: Princess Diaries)
Did they have children?

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Anne Hathaway
yes

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23
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What happened during 1583-1592?
How old was he during this time?

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  • these are lost years, no one knows
  • early 20s
24
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What was the name of the theater that was built in 1599 that Shakespeare invested in?

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Globe Theater

25
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What happened to the Globe Theater in 1613?

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it burned down

26
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Why are people so fascinated by Shakespeare?

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  • He understands how people think and felt
  • this came through in his plays
  • could relate to the plays
27
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What is a sonnet?

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  • a poem
  • 14 lines
  • has a rhyme scheme/ pattern
  • 10 syllables per line
28
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What does star-crossed mean?

A

Ruined by bad luck

29
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What is Romeo and Juliet based on?

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Pyramus and Thisbe

30
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valliant

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brave full of courage

31
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disposition

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frame of mind or attitude

32
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dis

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away or apart

33
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unrequited love

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if something is unrequited it is not returned

34
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oxymooron

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is a figure of speech where two terms are put together for effct.

35
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mis

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wrong or incorrectly

36
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civil

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cultuerd and polite as relating to being civlized

37
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prologue

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an introduction to a book or play

38
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logue

A

speaking

39
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pro

A

before

40
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prevail

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to succeed

41
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abhorred

A

loathed utterly

42
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vow

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to make promise

43
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peril

A

danger

44
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woe

A

great sorrow or distress

45
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dishonorable

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lacking honor shameful

46
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slander

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the utterance of false charges which damage another person’s reputation.

47
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dishonorable

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lacking honor shamefull

48
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valor

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strength of mind or spirt that enables a person to encounter danger bravely.

49
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imaganiary

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Imagery figurative language the description can be about living things or inanimate objects.

50
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cunning

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skill employed in a shrewd or shy manner as in deciving

51
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post

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after

52
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free will

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the ability to make your own choices to act

53
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fate

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the development of events outside of a persons control destiny.

54
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consent

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to agree to do or allow something

55
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extended metaphor

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a figure of speech
between two unlike things

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