Shakespeare test Flashcards
time of day that people in Shakespeare’s time went to plays
during the day
the first english theatre was built how many years before shakespeare wrote plays
20
sonnet 146
its an apostrophe
he addresses his soul
sonnet 18
his beloved is superior to the loveliness of nature
the amount of people that could fit in a theatre
2,000
theatres used simple _
props
the costumes were based on the…
contemporary clothing styles of the times
these professional troupes employed _ only
male actors
the word “weird”:
derived from old english word ‘wyrd’
wyrd means fate or destiny
later use refers to the three Fates of classical mythology
an allusion to the Fates of mythology
the three sisters
The Tragic Hero
according to Aristotle, the tragic hero was a man who rose to high position and then fell to death and desolation
most of shakespeare’s lines are written in…
poetry. but they don’t rhyme or have set rhythm
the essential pattern in shakespear’s plays is?
blank verse
shakespear often uses _
figurative language
simile
making comparison using “like” or “as”
metaphor
macbeth is a “dead-butcher” and lady macbeth is a “fiend-like queen”
hyperbole
“all the perfumes of arabia will not sweeten this little hand”
motif
recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes
visions and hallucinations-
usually supernatural signs of guilt
prophecies-
prophecy sets the plot in motion
violence-
including endless references to bloodstained hands
soliloquy
a monologue
aside
device used to give audience insight into character. here the character is speaking to himself or the audience
foil
a character who highlights or emphasizes certain traits of the main character by contrasting them
shakespeare used lady macbeth and banquo as foils for macbeth
allusion
indirect reference to another work, event, or person
what kinds of allusions in macbeth
greek mythology, roman history, and the bible
there can be no drama without _
dynamic
in macbeth the primary conflict os _
internal
a strong example of a dynamic character
macbeth
lady macbeth is a _ character
static
shakespeare’s works are _
universal
english renaissance
1500-1650
shakespear’s lifespan
april 23, 1564-april 23, 1616
where was shakespeare born?
stratford
stratford was what type of town?
prosperous, self-governing market town
traveling companies of actor possibly performed where?
the school’s gildhall
shakespeare’s wife
anne hathaway
how old was shakespeare and his wife when they maried?
he was 18 and she was 26
in the year 1592
shakespeare’s children
susanna, hamnet, and judith
shakespeare left stratford after his kids were born…
little is known of his life until he began acting in london in 1592
theatre built in 1599
the globe theatre
the first collected edition of shakespeare’s plays is know as
the first folio in 1623
retirement
to new place in 1610
who did shakespeare will new place to?
his daughter susanna
who was the ruling monarch when shakespeare was born
queen elizabeth 1
marriages were…
arranged for wealth, usually
women’s social status
lower than men’s
ruled scotland for 17 years
macbeth
a source for writers
holinshed’s chronicles
all subsequent rulers were descendants of _
duncan- including james 1 who was england’s ruler when shakespeare wrote macbeth
why shakespeare’s lady macbeth apparently has been a mother while macbeth himself had no kids:
because macbeth’s son was his stepson and llady macbeth’s son from a previous marriage
dunsinane
the stone hilltop fortress macbeth built during his reign
which century was shakespeare established as the greatest poet to ever write in english?
18th
shakespeare wrote _ plays and _ sonnets
37, 154
macbeth is shakespeare’s _ yet _ tragedy
shortest, bloodiest
