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33 Cards in this Set
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First line of the Hamlet play |
"Who is there?" |
It was a question |
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How many lines did Hamlet, the character, have? |
1530 |
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What is Hamlet's key flaw? |
Inability to take action |
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Hamlet is said to be five kinds of stories in one. What are they? |
A family drama story, love story, revenge play, story on madness and a political thriller |
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The play Hamlet was based off of an old folk tale . What happened in this folk tale? |
Prince Amleth's father, the king, is killed by his uncle. Later his mother marries his uncle. The prince then kills his uncle. |
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How many people could the Globe Theater fit for one show? |
3000 |
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What were the nicknames for the top, middle and lower areas that made up the Globe Theatre? |
Heaven, Earth, and Hell |
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Why are ticket offices sometimes refered to as box offices? |
In the 1600s, the Globe Theatre had people stand with boxes that they sold tickets out of. |
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Why did the Globe Theatre have to be rebuilt the first time? |
The Globe Theater burned to the ground after coming in contact with cannon fire. |
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What is a soliloquy? |
A speech given by a character when they are alone. Usually expressing their true feelings. |
Not an aside |
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What is an aside? |
And a side is when a character breaks the fourth wall. The scene freezes and that character speaks directly to the audience. |
Not a soliloquy |
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What is a tragic hero? |
A character who is put into a situation they must fix or save but later ends up dying because of a mistake they made while doing it. |
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How many surviving plays of Shakespeare are there? |
38 |
Two were lost |
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What three categories are Shakespeare's plays divided into? |
Comedies, tragedies,and histories. |
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How many sonnets did Shakespeare create? |
154 |
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How many times were lines repeated when being performed in the Globe Theatre? |
3 |
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Based off of freytag's pyramid, what are the five stages in a play? |
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. |
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What does the strategy of tragedy (illustration) look like? |
Closed triangle |
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Where in a tragedy play does the catastrophe usually occur? |
It is usually found in the 4th Act |
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Where is the crisis in a tragedy play usually found? |
Is usually found in act 3 |
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How many females usually acted in a play? (During the1600's) |
None |
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Name the five courtiers who are given names in the play Hamlet |
Voltimand, Cornelius, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, and Osric |
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Who is Claudius? |
The king of Denmark |
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Who is Hamlet? |
The son to the late, and nephew to the present King |
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Who is Polonius? |
Lord Chamberlain |
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Who is Horatio? |
The only friend Hamlet trusts in the play |
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Who are Polonius' two children? |
Laertes and Ophelia |
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Name the two officers in the play Hamlet? |
Marcellus and Bernardo |
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Who is Fortinbras? |
The prince of Norway |
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Who is Polonius servant? |
Reynaldo |
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Who was Francisco in the play Hamlet? |
A soldier |
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Which of the three main categories was the play Hamlet put into? |
Hamlet was a tragedy |
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Who is Gertrude? |
Hamlet's mother |
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