Shakespeare Test Flashcards
Exciting(or inciting) force
Something happens that starts the action of the play moving, usually in the first act
Climax(or turning point)
The protagonist reaches the peak of his power and a distinct change occurs on him as in the direction of the action.
Tragedy
A serious play in which protagonist fails to achieve his goals or is so overcome by the forces that are against him
Tragic hero
An essentially good person who, through some weakness or character or error in judgement beings doom upon himself
Tragic flaw
Weakness in his character
Dialogue
The conversation between characters in the work of literature
Aside
A brief comment a character makes to reveal his or her thoughts to the audience, unheard by other character
Soliloquy
A lengthy speech in which character usually alone on stage express his or her thoughts to the audience
Monologue
Like a soliloquy, Addressed to the characters on stage not to the audience
Conflict
The struggle between two forces
External conflict
Struggle between two characters or groups
Internal conflict
A struggle within a character
Suspense
A feeling of tension about how things are going to turn out
Blank verse
Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter
Iambic
An unaffected syllable is followed by an accented one
Pentameter
There are five feet per line
When and where was Shakespeare born?
English Renaissance1485-1625 in Stratford-upon-Avon England and born in 1564
Queen Elizabeth l
The daughter of King Henry VIII
Why was Queen Elizaebeth’s mother’s head chopped off?
King Henry VIII chopped her head off for not producing a male child
Who is Shakespeare’s Dad?
John Shakespeare
What does John Shakespeare do for a living?
He is a merchant because of his social standing, studies Latin and greek, and was able to attend Stratford grammar school until he turned 14 for free
Historians lost track of what happened to Shakespeare after school until he did what?
Married Anne Hathaway and had 3 children
Who took control of the company in 1603 and renamed it the Kings men?
King James l
Shakespeare stays a member of the company until he retires in what year?
1610
