Shakespeare Flashcards
Where was the guy born
Stradford-upon-Avon
What year was he born in
1564
whom was he born to
John and Marry
What year was he ended in
1616
how old was he when he died
52
what age did he get married at
18
who did he marry
Anne Hathaway
how old was she when they married
26
How many children did he have
3
What happened to his family
he abandoned them
what does renaissance mean
rebirth
where did it originate
Italy
where did it spread
England
ren. renewed interest in _______,________,_______,and_______
science, commerce, philosophy, and arts
ren. had an emphasis on ______ and _______
individualism and freedom
How long did the Elizabethean age last
1558-1603
what happended during her age
renaissance peaked, last of tudors
did Elizabeth ever marry
no
who was a pateron of shakespeare
Queen Elizabeth
how many plays did Shakespeare write
37
how many comedies did he write
9
how many tradgidies did he write
6
how many histories did he write
4
what was another thing he wrote about
problems
how many sonnets did he write
154
example of his sonets
dark lady, young man, old man
the sonnets were usally
numbered
how many quatrains were there usally
3
how many lines were these quatrains
4
what did the sonnets also contain
rhyme couplets
how many rhyme couplets were there usally
2
10 syllables, stressed and unstressed
iambic pentameter
what was his rhyme scheme
ABABCDCDEFEFGG
UNRHYMED, IAMBIC PENATMETER
Blankverse
one person speaking
soliloque
traits of a silioque
one person is standing on the stage
only meant for the audience to hear
One person speakign on stage with other people on the stage, only meant for the audience to hear
aside
Where did the wealthy sit in the theater
the upper decks
young men dressed up to play _______ roles
female
where did the poor stay in the theater
towards the stage
play of words/phrases
pun
example of puns
dead as a doornail, luaghing-stock, its all greek to me
reference to a person, place, or thing
allusion
human to reliene emotional internaity
comic relief
a type of drama, opposed to comedy, that depicts aclium that in jerious and complete and looks to the downfall of the protagonist
tragedy
tragedy was taken from
aristotle
aristotle’s term for the emotional lyrlrieme the audience feels after a tragedy
catharsis
excessive pride toward or defiance of the gods, leading to nemesis/excessive pride
hubris
a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine.
hamartia
a downfall in his own fault
tragic flaw
tragic flaw is not _____ ______. It inches before his ______ and increases _______, some gain of self knowlage
pure loss
awarenes
self knowlage
the hero is ussally ______ but not ______
good but not perfect
the hero’s fortune is not wholly ______. The punishment _____ the crime
despared, greeds
When was the globe theather built
1599
Where was the globe theather located
Bank of river thames
what was the structure
3 stories, wooden frame, open courtyard, raised platform stage
What were the names of the competing theathers
the theatre, the rose
where did the rich seat
seats, 3rd deck
what did the rich enjoy about the plays
the flowery verses
what did the rich understand in the plays because they were educated
allusions, metaphors
where did the poor sit
on the ground
what did the poor enjoy about the plays
puns, crude humor, and prose
what were they called
groundlings and penny stinkers
what were the living conditions of actors
wondering nomads
were there any curtains
no
was the scenery big
no
what two things did the theatres have
props and sound effects
did they have elegant coustumes
yes
how did the theatres get these coustumes
dontanted from rich
