Shakespeare Terms

Question 1

Comedy

Answer 1

A drama that is light and amusing with a happy ending.

Question 2

Protagonist

Answer 2

The main character in a work.

Question 3

Antagonist

Answer 3

A character in a work who opposes the protagonist

Question 4

Soliloquy

Answer 4

Typically a long speech in which a character is alone on stage and expresses their thoughts aloud.

Question 5

Verse

Answer 5

Style of writing which may use technical devices and rhyme, typically associated with poetry.

Question 6

Prose

Answer 6

Not associated with poetry, made up of sentences and paragraphs

Question 7

The Elizabeth Era

Answer 7

A time period associated with Queen Elizabeth’s reign (1558-1603). Often known as the golden age of theater and English history.

Question 8

Couplet

Answer 8

A stanza comprised of two consecutive lines of verse, typically rhymed.

Question 9

English Renaissance

Answer 9

Meaning “rebirth”, this term is used to refer to cultural and artistic movements in England in the early sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.