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49 Cards in this Set
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who was the queen |
elizabeth tudor |
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when did the queen take the throne |
1558 |
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queen Elizabeth traits: |
wise, Protestant, built strong navy, chose wise advisors, was very "Greek", well educated |
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under Elizabeth, there was: |
-peace (no wars) -wealth -nationalism -interest in education -interest in the arts (dramas) |
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where was the renaissance |
England, but began in Italy |
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when was the renaissance |
after dark and middle ages, 16th century, 1500s |
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what was the renaissance |
the rebirth of Greek golden age, great interest in the arts and Greek ideals |
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what defines a renaissance person |
interested in learning many things |
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shrift |
confession to a priest |
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anon |
in short time |
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soft |
stop, be quiet |
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wherefore |
why |
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woo |
persuade |
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coil |
trouble
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hie |
hurry |
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pox |
plague |
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sirrah |
male form of address for one below your social status |
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doff |
to put off |
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quoth |
said |
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forbear |
abstain, do without |
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saucy |
insolent, rude |
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paramour |
a lover |
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aye |
yes |
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knave |
lower class villian |
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nay |
no |
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wax |
In Romeo and Juliet, it is said of Paris that he is a man of wax, meaning a model man |
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when was r and j written |
early 1595 |
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what is the source of r and j |
an Italian poem, translated to English |
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what is r and j based off of |
the myth of Pyramus and Thisbe |
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what is different about the new r and j from the old one |
-names -added characters -shorted story from 9 months to 3 days -characters younger (Juliet= 13) |
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what are the main themes in r and j |
-youth/haste/excess leads to tragedy -is fate or society to blame? |
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when was shakes born |
april 23 1564 |
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where was shakes born |
stratford upon avon |
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who did shakes marry |
anne hathaway lol |
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how old was shakes when he married |
18 |
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how many children did shakes have |
3 |
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when did shakes die |
april 23 1616 |
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where did shakes go to school |
stratford grammar school |
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when did shakes become important in the london theatrical world |
1592 |
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what acting troupes (groups) did shakes participate in |
the lord chamberlain's men ( who later changed to the king's men) |
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how many plays did shakes write |
38 |
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what types of plays did shakes write |
comedies, histories, tragedies, and romances |
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who were the actors in shakes plays |
men and boys |
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where were shakes play performed at before theatres |
churches, houses, town squares |
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what was the first theatre |
london's blackfriars theatre |
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what are the two theatres that shakes is most associated with |
the globe and blackfriars |
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where was the globe built and what happened to it |
just outside of london, the hut caught on fire and it burned down |
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what curse did shakes put on his grave |
"cursed be he that moves my bones" |
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how many new words did shakes create |
1700 |
