Shakespeare: Review Flashcards
What is an Iamb?
Soft, Loud
What is a Trochee?
Loud, Soft
What is a Dactyl?
Loud, Soft, Soft
What is an Amphibrach?
Soft, Loud, Soft
What is an Anapest?
Soft, Soft, Loud
What is Monometer?
One beat.
What is Dimeter?
Two beats.
What is Trimeter?
Three beats.
What is Tetrameter?
Four beats.
What is Pentameter?
Five beats.
What is Hexameter?
Six beats.
How many plays did he write?
37
How many sonnets did he write?
154
How many sonnets were Fair Friend, and how many were Dark Lady?
126 FF, 28 DL.
What three types of plays did he write?
Tragedies, Comedies and Histories.
What is the format of the English sonnet?
14 lines total; 3 quatrains and 1 couplet:
ABAB + CDCD + EFEF + GG
What is the format of the Italian sonnet?
14 lines total; 1 octave and 1 sestet:
ABBAABBA + CDCDCD (or) CDECDE
What is the Proscenium Stage?
A stage facing the audience. Pros: You can see the actor(s) faces better, Large stage. Cons: Harder to hear and/or see (in the back).
What is the 3/4 (or) Thrust stage?
A stage that can have more audience members. This is the stage for the Globe Theater. Pros: More seats, close to stage, better sound. Cons: Small stage, can see actors backs.
What is the Theater in the Round?
A stage that can have an audience going all around it. Pros: Outdoors. Cons: You can see the actors backs, bad sound.
Where is the Globe Theater located?
By the Thames (Tems) River.
