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1
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Exciting(or inciting) force

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Something happens that starts the action of the play moving, usually in the first act

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Climax(or turning point)

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The protagonist reaches the peak of his power and a distinct change occurs on him as in the direction of the action.

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Tragedy

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A serious play in which protagonist fails to achieve his goals or is so overcome by the forces that are against him

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Tragic hero

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An essentially good person who, through some weakness or character or error in judgement beings doom upon himself

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Tragic flaw

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Weakness in his character

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Dialogue

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The conversation between characters in the work of literature

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Aside

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A brief comment a character makes to reveal his or her thoughts to the audience, unheard by other character

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Soliloquy

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A lengthy speech in which character usually alone on stage express his or her thoughts to the audience

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Monologue

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Like a soliloquy, Addressed to the characters on stage not to the audience

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Conflict

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The struggle between two forces

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External conflict

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Struggle between two characters or groups

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Internal conflict

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A struggle within a character

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13
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Suspense

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A feeling of tension about how things are going to turn out

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Blank verse

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Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter

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Iambic

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An unaffected syllable is followed by an accented one

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Pentameter

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There are five feet per line

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17
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When and where was Shakespeare born?

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English Renaissance1485-1625 in Stratford-upon-Avon England and born in 1564

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Queen Elizabeth l

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The daughter of King Henry VIII

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19
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Why was Queen Elizaebeth’s mother’s head chopped off?

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King Henry VIII chopped her head off for not producing a male child

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20
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Who is Shakespeare’s Dad?

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John Shakespeare

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21
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What does John Shakespeare do for a living?

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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

22
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Historians lost track of what happened to Shakespeare after school until he did what?

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Married Anne Hathaway and had 3 children

23
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Who took control of the company in 1603 and renamed it the Kings men?

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King James l

24
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Shakespeare stays a member of the company until he retires in what year?

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1610

25
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What in the company, What was Shakespeare’s living in three ways?

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He was a part-owner of the Globe Theatre, he was an actor, and he was a play-wright

26
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Who built London’s first theater simply called the theater?

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James Burbage

27
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Actors were frowned upon by some of what people?

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The prominent members of society but were widely popular with common people

28
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What happened to the theater in Southwark?

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The theater was shut down and dismantled and rebuilt in Southwark by James Burbage’s Son, Richard

29
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What was the theater renamed as?

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The globe theatre

30
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In 1599 who were the first male actors, built the globe theatre, and Shakespeare owned 10%?

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The Burbage brothers

31
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What does it mean when the theaters had a flag on top of it?

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Indicating to people there would be a play that day

32
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Because the Globe theater had no lighting, plays were performed when?

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In Daylight

33
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Why were men only allowed to perform on stage?

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Because women were not allowed to act during this time period

34
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Most female roles were played by who?

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Adolescent boys

35
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Exposition

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Is a opening segment that introduces characters, setting, situation, and other details crucial to understanding the work

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Logos

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Logical

37
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Ethic

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Ethical

38
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Pathos

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Emotional

39
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Portentous

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Foreboding

40
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Augmented

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Made greater

41
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Caesar ignores warnings why?

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He is stubborn, arrogant and does not like being wronged by others

42
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What is the two mistakes Brutus made with Anthony?

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Letting Anthony speak, and being power hungry

43
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How does Cassius turn Brutus against Caesar?

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Cassius shows Brutus Caesar’s weaknesses, tells Brutus he is the better candidate, Brutus is doubting about Caesar

44
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What is Brutus’s tragic flaw?

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His love for Rome

45
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Usurped

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Taken power over

46
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Mauled

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Roughly or clumsily handled

47
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Malevolent

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Intended as evil or harmful

48
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Repressed

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Held back, restrained

49
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Opacity

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Quality of not letting light pass through

50
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Obliterates

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Destroys

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