Shakespeare Flashcards
Where was he buried in?
Straford-on-Avon
Shakespeare’s Accomplishments:
1- world’s greatest dramatist
2- finest English poet
3- plays had been produced and read in more countries and more times than any other writer
4- invented words and phrases to enlarge and the English language
5- most quoted writer and his ideas on values
Where was he born?
Stratford-on-Avon
What was his company named?
The King’s Men
Source of Macbeth?
Hollinshed’s Chronicles
What was one of his most famous works?
Held how many ppl?
Describe how the 1st one burned down?
building the Globe
2000-2500
when a cannon was fired and ignited the straw roof
What are the different kinds of plays he wrote?
1- Tragedies – black flag
2- Comedies – white flag
3- Histories – red flag
How many plays did he write?
Published in?
Wrote 37 plays
published in “First Folio”
1st professional theatre?
The Theatre
What was built for Lord Chamberlain’s Men?
The Globe Theatre
Poor ppl stood in the yard in front of the stage?
groundlings