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The Globe |
The theatre where Shakespeare's plays took place |
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The Great Chain of Being |
Social structure that was dominant in England hierarchy. At the top was God then angels, the queen and others in the middle. Peasants were at the bottom. |
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Equivocation |
The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth; vagueness. |
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Sarah Siddons |
English actress known for her roles in tragedies. |
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Scala naturae |
Another word for "Ladder of Being" or Great Chain of Being. |
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Why did the belief in the Great Chain of Being fade in 18th century? |
Advancements in science and technology prompted ordinary people to question their society and why it was set up that way. |
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The royal "we" |
Kings speak as if it were them and God in the same body. |
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Date of Elizabeth I rule? |
1533-1603 |
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Date of James I rule |
1603-1625 |
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Lord Chamberlin's men |
A company of actors for which Shakespeare wrote most of his career. |
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King's Men |
Acting company to which Shakespeare belonged to for most of his career. Formerly known as Lord Chamberlin's men during Elizabeth's rule. |
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Orange seller |
Women who would sell "oranges"during a play despite actually being prostitutes. |
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Soliloquy |
When a character speaks their own thoughts outloud to themselves. |
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Dramatic irony |
When the full significance of a characters words or actions are clear to the audience but not to the character. |
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Shakespeare's dob and rip date |
1564-1616 |
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Divine right of kings |
Doctrine that kings derive their authority from God |
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Couplet |
Two lines in a verse, in the same meter and joined by rhyme |
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Aside |
When a character speaks directly to the audience without the awareness of the other characters |
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Iambic pentameter |
A line of verse with five metrical feet followed by one unstressed and stressed syllable |
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Holinshed's Chronicles |
A collaborative work describing England, Scotland's and Ireland's histories from their first inhabitation to the mid 16th century |
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Masque |
A form of festive courtly entertainment that incorporated singing and dancing along with intricate costumes |
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Anti-masque |
The performance that comes before the masque. Generally includes chaos and disorder. |
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Inigo jones |
English architect responsible for introducing italian renaissance architecture. For example, vitruvian rules of proportion and symmetry |
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Ben jonson |
One of Shakespeare's contemporaries. Primarily remembered for his satirical comedies, writer of masques and originator of English literary criticism. |
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The theater |
An Elizabethan playhouse. It was the first permanent theater ever built in england. Built in 1576 |
