Shakespeare Flashcards

1
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Born

A

April 23, 1564

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2
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Died

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April 23, 1616 - on his birthday

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3
Q

his life is based on

A

court records an business dealings

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4
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Married

A

Anne Hathaway - 7 years older

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5
Q

Children

A

Judith and Hamnet (died at 11) twins
and Susanna

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6
Q

Days of Queen Elizabeth and King James are called

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Elizabethan
- resigned repsectfully
- loved theater

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7
Q

under the two monarchs was the rebirth or art and science called the

A

renaissance

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8
Q

Chaimberlan’s Men changed their name to

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King’s Men

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9
Q

Wrote how many plays

A

37 - performed in as well

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10
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Many of his plays were at the

A

Globe Theater

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11
Q

He made most of his money

A

as an actor and producer

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12
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He was an expert in

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fencing, tumbling, dancing, acting, music, and speaking

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13
Q

Puns

A

plays on word

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14
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Metaphors

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comparing two unlike things

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15
Q

Blank Verse

A

unaccented followed by accented syllables

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16
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Allusions

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reference to an outside person, place, thing or idea

17
Q

Iambic Pentameter

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stressed syllable followed by unstressed syllable

18
Q

Shortened Words

A

Over: o’er
It Is; ‘tis
You: thou
TOYou: thee

19
Q

Asides

A

only the audience hears

20
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Conciets

A

whimsical, fanciful ideas

21
Q

The Globe Theater

A

burned down and rebuilt
on banks on Thames River
round structure

22
Q

Flags indicating the play

A

White: comedy
Black: tragedy
Red: history