William Shakespeare

Question 1

shakespeare’s birth date

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1564

Question 2

Shakespeare’s dealth

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1616

Question 3

Where was shakespeare born

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Stratford England

Question 4

Shakespeare born and died on the

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same date, April 23

Question 5

Very little is known about shakespeare because

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records are incomplete

Question 6

What we know about shakespeare is based on

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court records and business dealings

Question 7

Playwriting was not

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a highly regarded occupation back in his day

Question 8

Shakespear married

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Anne Hathaway, was 7 years older than him

Question 9

Shakespeare had a ——- marriage

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unhappy

Question 10

who were shakespeare’s children

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twins Judith and Hamnet, and susanna

Question 11

Hamnet died

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at 11

Question 12

When was the renaissance and elizabethan period

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days of queen elizabeth (1558-1603); elizabethan named after her; king james (1603-1625)

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Queen Elizabeth and King james

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reigned respectively

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both Queen Elizabeth and King James loved

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the theatre

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under 2 monarchs there was a

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rebirth of arts and science known as the Renaissance

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In the Renaissance, there was an

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emphasis on individual freedom of choice

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Famed poet in london during the

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plague from 1592-1594

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Shakespeare was a member of the

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Kings Men (after King James) formarly known as the Chamberlain’s Men

Question 19

Wrote _____ plays and ________

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37 plays and acted in them as well

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Where did shakespeare perform

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the Globe Theatre

Question 21

how did shakespeare make most of his money

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as an actor and producer, not a playwright

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Shakespeare was an expert in

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fencing, tumbling, dancing, acting, music, speaking

Question 23

puns:

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play on words

Question 24

metaphors:

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comparing 2 unlike things “ship plows the sea”

Question 25

blank verse:

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unaccented followed by accented syllable (iambic pentameter)

Question 26

Allusions:

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reference to an outside person, place, thing, idea

Question 27

iambic pentameter

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Stressed syllable followed by unstressed syllables is called IAMBI

Each pattern is a foot, 5 iambic feet to a line is IAMBIC PENTAMETER

Question 28

shortened words

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over-o’er

Tis-it is

Thou-you

Thine-your

Thee-to you

Hath-has

Question 29

Asides

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only audience hears

Question 30

conceits

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whimsical fanciful ideas

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The globe theatre built in

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1599, burned down once

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globe theatre rebuilt

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on the banks of the RIver Thames

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sturcture

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it was round and was a thrust stage

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flages identified

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the type of play being performed:
white- comedy
black- tragedy
red-history

Question 35

Audience wealthy sat

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in seats along the sides; enjoyed the flowery verse

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audience poor groundling or penny-public

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stood or sat on the ground; enjoyed the puns, crude humor, and prose

Question 37

Scenery/costume

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no curtains or lighting, little scenery, props and sound effects, elegant costumes