William Shakespeare Flashcards
shakespeare’s birth date
1564
Shakespeare’s dealth
1616
Where was shakespeare born
Stratford England
Shakespeare born and died on the
same date, April 23
Very little is known about shakespeare because
records are incomplete
What we know about shakespeare is based on
court records and business dealings
Playwriting was not
a highly regarded occupation back in his day
Shakespear married
Anne Hathaway, was 7 years older than him
Shakespeare had a ——- marriage
unhappy
who were shakespeare’s children
twins Judith and Hamnet, and susanna
Hamnet died
at 11
When was the renaissance and elizabethan period
days of queen elizabeth (1558-1603); elizabethan named after her; king james (1603-1625)
Queen Elizabeth and King james
reigned respectively
both Queen Elizabeth and King James loved
the theatre
under 2 monarchs there was a
rebirth of arts and science known as the Renaissance
In the Renaissance, there was an
emphasis on individual freedom of choice
Famed poet in london during the
plague from 1592-1594
Shakespeare was a member of the
Kings Men (after King James) formarly known as the Chamberlain’s Men
Wrote _____ plays and ________
37 plays and acted in them as well
Where did shakespeare perform
the Globe Theatre
how did shakespeare make most of his money
as an actor and producer, not a playwright
Shakespeare was an expert in
fencing, tumbling, dancing, acting, music, speaking
puns:
play on words
metaphors:
comparing 2 unlike things “ship plows the sea”
blank verse:
unaccented followed by accented syllable (iambic pentameter)
Allusions:
reference to an outside person, place, thing, idea
iambic pentameter
Stressed syllable followed by unstressed syllables is called IAMBI
Each pattern is a foot, 5 iambic feet to a line is IAMBIC PENTAMETER
shortened words
over-o’er
Tis-it is
Thou-you
Thine-your
Thee-to you
Hath-has
Asides
only audience hears
conceits
whimsical fanciful ideas
The globe theatre built in
1599, burned down once
globe theatre rebuilt
on the banks of the RIver Thames
sturcture
it was round and was a thrust stage
flages identified
the type of play being performed:
white- comedy
black- tragedy
red-history
Audience wealthy sat
in seats along the sides; enjoyed the flowery verse
audience poor groundling or penny-public
stood or sat on the ground; enjoyed the puns, crude humor, and prose
Scenery/costume
no curtains or lighting, little scenery, props and sound effects, elegant costumes
