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18 Cards in this Set
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Globe Theatre |
Many plays written by William Shakespeare have been performed here. It bacame one of the most popular theatres in the world |
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The Lord Chamberlain's Men |
This group paid for the construction of the Globe Theatre, as well as performed many plays written by Shakespeare |
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Miranda |
Naive, young, childlike, in love |
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Prospero |
Magician, scholar, powerful, representation of Shakespeare |
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Ariel |
Delicate spirit, servant to Prospero, desires freedom |
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The Tempest as a metaphor |
Prospero is a representation of Shakespeare leaving the theatre. Commentary on colonialism. |
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William Shakespeare |
One of the most popular and influential writers of all time. His plays were often performed at the Globe Theatre. |
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Groundlings |
People who paid a penny to stand to see a performance, stood in the area called the pit. |
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Trinculo |
Conniving, plotted against Prospero, comic relief |
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Ferdinand |
Young, prince, falls in love |
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Caliban |
Native of the island, son of Sycorax, rebels against Prospero. |
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Puritans |
a conservative religious group who opposed theatre |
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Sycorax |
Native of the island, dead before the beginning of the play, mentioned several times throughout the play |
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Dehumanization |
the process of stripping a person of every quality that makes him human. |
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Alliteration |
the repetitions of similar sounds. |
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Foreshadowing |
a hint or warning that something mancaing is about to happen |
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Hyperbole |
embellishment or exaggeration |
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Idiom |
an expression that means something different from the literal meaning of the words |
