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55 Cards in this Set
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Shakespeare was born when? where?
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April 23, 1564 Stratford Upon Avon
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What were the sources of Shakespeare?
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-church
-legal documents -marriage -baptism records -Real Estate Transactions -Tax Records |
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Who was a writer or critic that said something about Shakespeare?
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1598 Frances Meres compared Shakespeare favorably to classical poets.
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Who was called the "Soul of Age"?
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Ben Johnson
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Shakespeare was what child?
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3rd of 8
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Who was Shakespeare's father? What did he do?
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John, shoe keeper and mayor
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Shakespeare went to what school? What subjects did he study?
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grammer school
-latin grammar -latin literature -rhetoric (use of language) -history -mathematics |
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Who did Shakespeare marry? How old were they both?
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Anne Hathaway
Shakespeare- 18 Anne- 26 |
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What was the name of their first child? Later she delivered? What were their names? Which one died?
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Susanna
Twins (Hamnet, Judith) Hamnet died |
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Sometime after the twins were born, Shakespeare left Stratford-Upon-Avon and moved to ____? What year?
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London
early 1590s |
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by _____ he was acting and writing plays. What was his other job?
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1592
Parking Carriages |
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By ______ he became _______________ (acting company). Later it was called ____________.
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-1594
-Charter member of Lord Chamberlains Men -Kings Men |
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Shakespeare worked with the charter member of Lord Chamberlains Men for the rest of his life. (side note)
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Parts of women were played by _____ and ______.
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boys and young men
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At first Shakespeare used theaters like the ________.
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Swan,Blackfriar
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Eventually he built his own theater called __________.
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The Globe
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The Globe was also called the __________ because it was a _______.
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-The Wooden O
-Octagon |
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_________ had built the first permanent theater called __________ in ______.
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-Burbage
- The Theater - 1576 |
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During _____ The Theater down why?
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-1599
-because they were tired of the problems it caused |
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_____ and _______ built The Globe. (SN) Most of Shakespeare's plays were written here for this time.
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Burbage and Shakespeare
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Describe the Globe.
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-polygon
-3 stories -wooden platform stage projected from 1 side to open yard -not covered -back wall of stage curtained area -stage had 2 doors for exit & entering -above inner stage is balcony |
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Where did Juliet's balcony overlook?
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A garden bridge of a ship
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_____ in a stage floor where ghost enter, dead could descend into hell, or witches could rise from hell.
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trapdoor
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When were plays performed?
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Afternoon
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Where there a lot of sets or props?
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No
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people who stood during plays were ______. There were about _____ many per play and they payed________. (poor)
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-Groundlings
-800 or so -1 penny |
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What did the groundlings enjoy watching during the play?
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- a lot of jokes and fights
-Double Entendres- Sexual -Sword Fights -Bathroom Talk |
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What did Patrons and noble people who attended enjoyed watching?
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-Pretty poetry iambic pentameter
-flattery -history |
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Shakespeare wrote for ______.
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Money
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Acting was not considered _____. _____ did not act.
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-Respectable
-Women |
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Stages have changed over time; now stages are __________. They are __________________.
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Proscenium- small apron with a curtain and large inner stage
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When was Romeo and Juliet written? How many plays did Shakespeare write?
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-1594-1596
-37 |
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Shakespeare wrote another play called ________ during the _______. From this play alone, he would have been given ________ a week.
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-Othello
-1980s - $25,000 |
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When did Shakespeare retire? He returned to _________.
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-1612
-Stratford Upon Avon |
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How old was Shakespeare when he died? Where was he buried?
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-52
-Chancel of Holy Trinity Church (in Stratford) |
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Romeo and Juliet is a _______.
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Tragedy
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_____ is serious and important actions that end unhappily. During this, characters are locked in _______. Each event brings them closer to a unhappy ending.
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-Tragedy
-Disaster |
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During a Tragedy, the main characters usually _____. Sometimes they are not responsible for it. (Usually are)
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Die
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Shakespeare's tragedies follow this pattern plays are 5 acts:
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*Act I- exposition
*Act II- Rising Action *Act III- Crisis/ Turning Point *Act IV- Falling Action *Act V- Climax/ Resolution |
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What 4 things does the Exposition do?
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- Establishes setting
-Introduces some of the characters -provides background info -discloses some of the main conflict |
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Series of complications or problems that come up as the characters attempt to resolve problems is what?
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Rising Action
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The __________ is a choice is made by main characters that determines the direction of the action.
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Crisis/Turning Point
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___________ are events that occur because of the actions taken at the Turning Point.
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Falling Action
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________ is when the loose parts of the plot are tied together.
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Resolution
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Shakespeare NEVER wrote about __________.
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Contemporary Subjects
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What is Romeo and Juliet based on? What was it name? Author? Publish date? This was based on a older __________.
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-a famous poem
-The Tragical Historye of Romeus and Juliet -Authur Brooke -1562 -Italian Story |
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During the ____ and ____ century, Italy was ruled by a group of __________.
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-13th and 14th
-Rival Families |
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The Nurse was called a ____________ because she was silly.
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Jack in the box
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What was the name for old words such as Thou and Wilt?
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Archaism
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Who were foils to eachother?
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- Romeo and Mercutio
-Nurse and Lady Capulet -Benvolio and Tybalt -Nurse and Mercutio -Lord Capulet and Tybalt |
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What is Romeo and Juliet based on? What was it name? Author? Publish date? This was based on a older __________.
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-a famous poem
-The Tragical Historye of Romeus and Juliet -Authur Brooke -1562 -Italian Story |
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During the ____ and ____ century, Italy was ruled by a group of __________.
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-13th and 14th
-Rival Families |
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The Nurse was called a ____________ because she was silly.
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Jack in the box
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What was the name for old words such as Thou and Wilt?
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Archaism
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Who were foils to eachother?
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- Romeo and Mercutio
-Nurse and Lady Capulet -Benvolio and Tybalt -Nurse and Mercutio -Lord Capulet and Tybalt |
