Shakespeare Flashcards
Born
April 23, 1564
Died
April 23, 1616 - on his birthday
his life is based on
court records an business dealings
Married
Anne Hathaway - 7 years older
Children
Judith and Hamnet (died at 11) twins
and Susanna
Days of Queen Elizabeth and King James are called
Elizabethan
- resigned repsectfully
- loved theater
under the two monarchs was the rebirth or art and science called the
renaissance
Chaimberlan’s Men changed their name to
King’s Men
Wrote how many plays
37 - performed in as well
Many of his plays were at the
Globe Theater
He made most of his money
as an actor and producer
He was an expert in
fencing, tumbling, dancing, acting, music, and speaking
Puns
plays on word
Metaphors
comparing two unlike things
Blank Verse
unaccented followed by accented syllables