Shakespeare Flashcards

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Where was he buried in?

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Straford-on-Avon

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Shakespeare’s Accomplishments:

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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

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Where was he born?

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Stratford-on-Avon

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What was his company named?

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The King’s Men

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Source of Macbeth?

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Hollinshed’s Chronicles

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What was one of his most famous works?
Held how many ppl?
Describe how the 1st one burned down?

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building the Globe
2000-2500
when a cannon was fired and ignited the straw roof

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What are the different kinds of plays he wrote?

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1- Tragedies – black flag
2- Comedies – white flag
3- Histories – red flag

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How many plays did he write?

Published in?

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Wrote 37 plays

published in “First Folio”

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1st professional theatre?

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The Theatre

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What was built for Lord Chamberlain’s Men?

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The Globe Theatre

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Poor ppl stood in the yard in front of the stage?

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groundlings

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