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22 Cards in this Set
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shakespeare is the world's...
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favorite author
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he was first admired for his long _______ poems
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narrative
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poets and critics fo the 19th century considered him the...
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genius of the english race
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shakespeare was probably born in ______ on ________
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1564, April 23
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Shakespeare married ___________ in ________
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Anne Hathaway, 1582
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They had three children ______, _______, _______
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susanna, hamnet, judith
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what were the "lost years"
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1585-1592 b/c nothing is known of his life
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shakespeare was both a writer and a...
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actor
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in 1599 his company built the...
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Globe theater
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what was the name of Shakespeares acting company? it was also known as...
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The Lord Chamberlains Men and became known as the King's Men
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what makes shakespeare a world famous author?
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b/c he understood why people behave the way they do and every type of person is represented
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three divisions of his plays...
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comedy, tragedy, history
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most of his comedies are...
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romantic fantasies
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the histories illustrate
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the moral lessons from the crimes of ambitious and treacherous leaders of a state
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the tragedies deal with...
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death, mortality, destruction and shows what happens if moral law is broken
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describe the Globe
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octagonal, thatched roof, 3 levels overlooking the stage, 65ft yard for poor, rectangular platform with a trap door and an inner stage
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shakespeare audience
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groundlings and wealthy
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who were the groundlings?
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less wealthy spectators
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what were the costumes like?
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colorful, elaborate version fo Elizabethan "modern dress"
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soliloquy?
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soliloquy- reveals inner thoughts and feelings, alone on stage
aside- spoken thoughts that the other actors "don't" hear |
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all roles were played by...
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boys, men
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how did he compensate for lack of scenery?
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beautiful descriptive passages
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