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31 Cards in this Set
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Who was Shakespeare?
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William Shakespeare
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When was Shakespeare born?
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April 23, 1564
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Who were Shakespeare's parents?
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John Shakespeare
Mary Arden |
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What did Shakespeare's father do?
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He was a businessman - glove maker
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Tell about Shakespeare's siblings.
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He was one of eight children - two sisters and one brother died
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Tell about Shakespeare's hometown.
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Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, only 200 homes, 1500 people
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Describe Shakespeare's education. What did he learn?
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Latin, Greek, Greek myths
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What did Shakespeare experience during his childhood?
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theater through traveling groups
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Tell about Shakespeare's young adulthood.
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His father was in serious debt, so Shakespeare became an apprentice to a butcher to help support the family
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Who was Shakespeare's wife and when did they get married?
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Shakespeare married Ann Hathaway when he was 18 and she was 26. Ann was pregnant when they married.
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Tell about Shakespeare's children.
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His daughter, Susanna was born in 1583
Twins, Hamnet & Judith were born in 1585 Hamnet died at age 11 |
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What did Shakepeare do during his adult life?
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He had trouble with his wife and traveled to London. He joined the theater as an actor. Then he became a writer for theaters all over London and even wrote for Queen Elizabeth.
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When did Shakespeare die?
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April 23, 1616 at the age of 52 - nature of final illness unknown
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Describe London in Shakepeare's day.
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poverty, death, disease, plague spread by rats - killed 15,000 people in 1592
street peddlars sold products on streets - trade expensive & fashionable items - farmers doing poorly moved to city |
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What was the time period in which Shakespeare lived?
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Elizabethan time period
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What do we see in Shakespeare's plays (name four)?
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True Love
Power Honor Friendship |
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Describe TRUE LOVE.
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at first sight, one-sided, young love, between family members (and often quite the opposite), lost and found again
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Describe POWER.
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used and abused, sought after, protected, the rule of wise leaders, and in the hands of wicked tyrants
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Describe HONOR.
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in noble men and women, lost through foolishness, stolen through disloyalty
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Describe FRIENDSHIP
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between men and women, women and women, men and men, masters and servants, put to the test of jealousy, grief, and misunderstanding
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Where were Shakespeare's plays performed?
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public theaters
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Who performed his plays?
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all men
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What was the atmosphere like at his plays?
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groundlings (poor) partied (drink, eat, dance, talk while play went on) if they didn't like the plays, they threw food at actors
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What were the ticket prices?
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if the lowest was 3 pounds, it was 2 times as much for the middle section (6 pounds) and six times as much for the top section (18 pounds)
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How many plays did Shakespeare write?
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37
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Why do we still read and act Shakespeare's plays today?
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We can still relate to his themes
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What types of plays did he write?
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Comedy
History Tragedy |
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When were they written?
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Late 1500’s, early 1600’s
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What is a tragedy?
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(title character always dies) Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth
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Give an example of a History.
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Henry V
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Give examples of a Comedy.
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Taming of the Shrew
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