Shakespearean Terms Flashcards
1
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Two Sp. Comedies
A
As you like it
Alls well that ends well
2
Q
Two Sp. Histories
A
King John
Henry VII
3
Q
First folio
A
Published collection of shakespearean plays
4
Q
Aside
A
When a characters dialogue is spoken but the other actors on stage can’t hear it
5
Q
Sonnet
A
A poem of 14 lines with rhyme schemes
6
Q
History
A
Based on historical narrative often set in medieval or modern last
7
Q
Comedy
A
Happy ending
8
Q
Tragedy
A
A drama with a flawed character
9
Q
Blank verse
A
A poem with no rhyme, but with iambic pentameter
10
Q
Shakespeare’s two theatre groups
A
Kings men
Lord chamberlains men
11
Q
Shakepeares most widely taught plays
A
Romeo and Juliet
Julius ceaser
12
Q
River running through London
A
Thames
13
Q
Stratford on Avon
A
Shakespeare’s hometown
14
Q
Anne Hathaway
A
Shakespeare wife
15
Q
The theatre shakespeare made famous
A
The globe
