Shakespeare Flashcards
What are the written comedies of Shakespeare?
Comedy of Errors
Much Ado About Nothing
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Twelfth Night
Measure for Measure
The Merchant of Venice
What are the written Histories of Shakespeare?
Henry V
Richard III
What are the written Tragedies of Shakespeare?
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Macbeth
King Lear
Othello
What are the romances written by Shakespeare?
The Tempest
The Winter’s Tale
Where was Shakespeare born?
He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, a small market town in the northwest of London (100km)
When was Shakespeare born?
on the 23rd of April in 1564
Who are his parents?
John Shakespeare and Mary Shakespeare
Who was John Shakespeare?
He was the son of a farmer. As well as a glovemaker, a whittawer (white-leather worker), and a general agricultural dealer. Became a Bailiff (a mayor)
Who was Mary Shakespeare?
She was the daughter of Robert Arden, and had 8 children with John Shakespeare.
William was the third child and first son to survive till adulthood
What school did he attend?
He atennded the local grammar school, till the age of 14. There are no records or information about him attending university
Who did Shakespeare marry?
Anna Hathaway, who was already 3 months pregnant at the time and 8 years older than him
What are his kids names and till what age did they live?
Susanna, died at the age of 66 (birth year: 1583)
Hamnet, died at the age of 11 (1585)
Judith, died at the age of 77 (1585)
What indicated to Shakespeare’s gorwing reputation as an actor and playwright?
In “Groatsworth of Wit” (1592), Robert Greene refers to Shakespeare as an “upstart crow,” and “the onley Shake-scene in the countrey”, refering to him in an unfriendly way, indicating his growing reputation as both an actor and playwright.
Who were “The Lord Chamberlain’s Men”?
They were a professional acting/theatre company under the patronage of Henry Carey, Lord Hudson, the Lord Chamberlain.
It consisted of 7 people
What else did Shakespeare write and do, aside from his known theatre plays?
He also wrote lyrical poetry, such as “The Rape of Lucrece” and a long narrative poem “Venus and Adonis” and his sonnets.
He also acted on stage
Who owned The Globe?
Owned by a syndicate of 8 people,one of them being Shakespeare and Burbage
Who built The Globe?
It was built by the brother of Richard Burbage
Who were the main rivals of The Chamberlain’s Men?
The Admiral’s Men
Did Shakespeare make any money with writing plays?
He must have been quite wealthy if he and his theatre company were able to build their own theatre
To what did the name of The Chamberlain’s Men name change to?
The King’s Men
Why did they change their name? (The Chamberlain’s Men)
Shakespeare’s company, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, changed its name to The King’s Men, when King James became its Patron in 1603
What is The First Folio?
It is a collection of 36 plays written by Shakesepare, which was published 7 years after his death in 1623.
The complete title is “Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories & Tragedies”
When did Shakespeare die?
He died on April 23rd in 1616
Why did Shakespeare create new words?
He made up words if it(the english language) didn’t give him the right words
How many words did he invent?
Over 3000
How many sonnets did he write?
154
What is the Great Chain of Being?
Elizabethans believed in a hierarchical structure of the universe created and maintained by God.
Who has the highest position in the Great Chain of Being?
God
What does the Great Chain of Being show?
a hierarchial structure
According to this system, animals are…
superior to plants
Man is a special category of creation because he has…
reason
Man can lose his high position and can even be lowered to the rank of a rock by…
drinking too much
Elizabethan man believed that…
only God could stop chaos and disorder in Nature
For Elizabethen man a thunderstorm was…
an expression of cosmic disorder which could be a sign of a coming civil war
Nature ruled over the…
Stars, the Earth and man’s social and political world
The hierarchy people believed in referred to…
all lifeless and living things including man
Among one category, all species could be …
ranked into a more elaborate hierarchy again
The key word for this “Great Chain of Being” is
degree
Macrocosm as opposed to microcosm (عالم صغير
) means
the universe
Parallels and similarities between macrocosm and mmicrocosm are calls…
correspondences (likeness between certain things)
The similarities between a king, a lion and an eagle are seen in
their ruling power and position among their species
