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What historic event took place at about the same time as Shakespeare's arrival in London? |
The English defeated the Spanish Armada. |
Fleet |
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What effect did that event have on the English people? |
Made them want to know more about their country's history. |
Curiosity |
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Why was that effect to Shakespeare's advantage? |
More people came to watch his historical plays to learn about history. |
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What advantage was if to the young playwright that England had embarked on an age of exploration and that London has become a center of trade? |
He was able to learn about foreign lands without having to leave London.
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How do you suppose Shakespeare gained his knowledge of the french language? |
From enterprising french teachers. |
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How did the Renaissance affect people's viewpoint of destiny or fate? |
It made people believe that they had a freedom of choice. They could shape their own destiny. |
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Why did people put so much emphasis on skillful use of languages? |
They believed that a person skillful use of language was what that set them apart from animals. |
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What role did queen Elizabeth and her successor, James I, play in the life of Shakespeare and his fellow actors? |
They loved the theatre and so provided money for costumes and props. |
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Name three great theatres |
The Globe The Swan The Theatre |
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Name three ways in which the presentation of plays in Elizabethan times differed from presentation today. |
Male actors played female roles Lightings were minimal so plays were done during the day Only few props were used |
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List at least 5 requirements for Elizabethan actors |
Good memory Good singing voices Convincing performances Strong clear voice Dancers |
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When and where was Shakespeare born? |
1564 Stratford-on-Avon |
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What was his father's name and occupation? |
John Shakespeare Glovemaker |
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What was his mother's name? |
Mary Arden |
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How much formal education did Shakespeare have? |
He finished grammar school. Studied Latin. |
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What lasting effect did Stratford and the surrounding countryside have on him? |
His love for nature came from the meadows and forests in Stratford. |
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Whom and when did he marry? |
Anne Hathaway 1583 |
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What were his children's names? |
Susana Hamnet Judith |
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Appropriately when did he leave Stratford for London? |
1587 |
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Why didn't his wife go with him? |
She was a Puritan. |
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How did Shakespeare become well to do? |
He was a shareholder of the global theatre. |
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What were his earliest literary successes? |
Venus and Adonis The Rape of Lucrece |
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What reference books did he use to write his plays? |
Ovid's metamorphoses (mythology) Plutarch's Lives (Roman history plays) Holinshed's Chronicles (English history plays) |
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How many plays did he write? |
37 |
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What was the name of the acting company of which he was a part of? |
Lord Chamberlain's Men |
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What was his reputation in london? |
He gained a reputation as a polite good natured man and loyal friend. |
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When did Shakespeare retire and where did he go? |
1610 Stratford |
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When did he die? |
April 23 1616 |
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What was the eventual effect of Puritanism on the theatres? |
It was the reason why theatres were ordered to close down. |
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Shakespeare wriyes using a peotic forn known as.... |
....blank verse |
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The blank verse contains rhythm patterns known as... |
...iambic pentameter |
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Macbeth's reign spanned the period between.... |
1040-1057 |
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Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's most popular... |
Tragedies. |
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There are also approximately _______ lines of _______ in this play |
150 Prose |
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Who were the characters that spoke in verses? |
People of noble birth. |
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Who were the characters who spoke in prose? |
Servants and members of the lower classes. |
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Letters and documents, scenes of comic relief and scenes involving madness are usually written in.... |
...Prose |
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Above, aloft |
Scene played in the balcony above the stage level or from higher up in the loft |
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Alarum |
A loud shout, a signal call to arms |
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Aside |
Spoken directly to the audience and not heard by the others on the stage |
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Below, beneath |
Speech or scene played from below the surface of the stage. The actors stands inside an open trap door. |
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Exit |
He/she leaves the stage |
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Exeunt |
They leave the stage |
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Flourish |
Fanfare of trumpets; usually announces the entrance of royalty |
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Hautboys |
Musicians enter, playing wind instruments. |
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Omnes |
All; everyone |
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Within |
Words spoken off stage in what the audience would assume is an unseen room, a corridor, or the outdoors. |
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