Shakespeare Flashcards
where was Shakespeare born?
Christened in Stratton on Avon in 1564
who did Shakespeare marry?
Married Anne Hathaway in 1582
Who was Shakespeare’s first daughter?
Susanna in 1583
When were the Shakespeare twins born
Hammet and Judith were born in 1585
When did Shakespeare’s name first appear
His name appeared in 1592 on a print
When did Shakespeare die
died in 1616 in Stratton Avon
What was London like during Shakespeare’s life
- Violent
- Black Plague
- Town of dark alleys and pubs
Who were the groundlings
Poor people
Why were plays performed in the afternoon
For Sunlight
Why was clothing so significant
- The amount of clothing = prosperity
- Color of clothing = how high or low class you were
Why didn’t London officials like the plays
- Moral diseases like prostitution and pickpocketers
- Spread of the plague
What was the main job of a woman
marriage
Rules of Woman
- Could not vote
- Little Rights
- could not be a teacher doctor or lawyer
How long had Queen Elizabeth been on the throne in 1593
40 years
How did Queen Elizabeth feel about the plays
Loved the theater
Why didn’t Queen Elizabeth marry
- Served her well to be single
- Better status politically
Why was Romeo and Juliet so important
- First comedy and love story put together
- people heard what was going to happen but wanted the characters to beat the odds
what is a sonnet
- often a love poem
- 14 line Rhyme scheme
ababacdcdefefgg
How many quatrains and couplets are in a sonnet
3 quatrains 1 couplet at the end
Poetry
- Concentrated language
- produced through rhythm and sound
what is an Iamb
unit of speech that contains one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
What is Penta
5
Why did Shakespeare write in iambic
he just did
why were words so important in an Elizabeth play
Pleasing to the ear and appeals to the audience
