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48 Cards in this Set
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When did the Roman Republic begin to exist?
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510 BC
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Another name for magistrates?
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consuls
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Common people were known as what?
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plebeians
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When was the first triumvirate formed and by who?
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60 BC by Pompey, Crassus, and Julius Caesar
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When Crassus died and a conflict arose who won?
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Ceasar defeated Pompey
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Who had a conspiracy to murder Caesar?
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Marcus Brutus and Caius Cassius
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When did Caesar die?
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44 BC
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Who was in the second triumvirate?
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Mark Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus
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When and where was Shakespeare born?
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April 23, 1564 in Stratford upon Avon
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How many children did Shakespeare have and what were their names?
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3: Suzanna, Judith, Hamnet
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Who did Shakespeare marry?
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Anne Hathaway
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What are Shakespeare's early years called?
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the lost years
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What were Shakespeare's group of actors known as?
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the Kings Men
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Shakespear was the author of what types of plays?
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histories and tragedies
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What was the name of Shakespeare's theatre?
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the Globe
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Where and when did Shakespeare retire?
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in Stratford in 1612
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How many plays did Shakespeare write?
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37
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When and where did Shakespeare die?
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on April 26, 1616 in Stratford
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a character or foce that works against the main character in a piece of literature
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antagonist
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a characters words spoken to the audience and supposedly not heard by the other characters on stage
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aside
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the technique writers use to create and describe characters
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characterization
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the turning point in the polot when interest and intensity reach their peak
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climax
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a play with a happy ending or a nontragic theme
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comedy
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humerous scenes that relieve the tension created by the development of conflicts
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comic relief
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the struggle between opposing characters or forces in a play
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conflict
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a converstaion between two or more characters
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dialogue
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an exaggerated comedy based on highly unlikely situations
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farce
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the central character in a play
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protagonist
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the time and place of the action of a play
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setting
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a speech in which a character speaks as if to himself
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siloquy
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the main idea in a work of literature
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theme
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the central character in a tragedy
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tragic hero
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a serious play with a sad or unfortunate ending brought about by fate, a moral weakness in character, or social conditions
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tragedy
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conflict becomes clear and action rises as obstacles are presented
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rising action
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high point of interest; turning point of play
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climax
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conflict is worked out
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falling action
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ending, resolution
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conclusion
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alternating humor and pathos, song and dialogue, tense and tranquil scenes
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contrast
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lines having one meaning for the audience and another for the character to whom they are spoken
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irony
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the feeling of not knowing for sure what will happen but anticipating it
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suspense
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unexpected twist or turn
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suprise
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unexpected twist or turn
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suprise
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character speaking to the world ing eneral with no other characters in the scene
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sililoquy
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character speaking confidentially to the audience (often humerously) as if other characters cannot hear what is said
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aside
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props to change the appearance of the character to fool other characters in the play
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disguise
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an incident introduced just before the climax to mislead the audience
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pause
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letting the villan be punished and the hero reap reward
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poetic justice
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situation and characters introduced
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introduction (sometimes known as the exposition)
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