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39 Cards in this Set
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April 23, 1564-April 23, 1616 |
life span |
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Stratford-upon-Avon, England |
where was he born |
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London, England on business |
where did he spend most of his life |
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Stratford-upon-Avon, England |
where did he retire and die |
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Anne Hathaway |
who did he marry |
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Susan, and twins Hamnet & Judith |
name of his kids |
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famous playwright, sonneteer, and successful businessman |
what is he know as |
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37 plays |
how many plays did he wright |
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histories, comedies, and tragedies |
what type of plays did he wright |
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150 |
wrote over how many sonnets |
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The Globe and The Swan theaters |
part owner of the ________. |
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The King's men and The Lord Chamberlain's |
participated in _________ acting companies |
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Romeo |
son of Montague |
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Benvolio |
nephew of Montague and friend of Romeo |
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Balthasar |
servant to Romeo |
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Abraham |
servant to lord Montague |
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Juliet |
daughter of Capulet |
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Tybalt |
Nephew of Lady Capulet |
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Nurse |
to Juliet |
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Peter |
servant to Juliet's Nurse |
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Sampson and Gregory |
Servants to Capulet |
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Prince Escalus |
ruler of Verona |
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Mercutio |
Kinsman of the prince and friend of Romeo |
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a Franciscan priest |
Friar Laurence |
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a Franciscan priest |
Friar John |
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Count Paris |
a young nobleman, kinsman of the Prince |
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14th century |
time |
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Verona and Mantua Italy |
setting |
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rhymed couplet |
two consecutive lines that rhyme |
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heroic couplet |
two consectutive lines of iambic pentameter tht rhyme |
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blank verse |
unrhymed iambic pentameter |
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Prose |
usual forms of written or spoken English with no artifical rhyme or rhythm patterns |
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verse |
a line or lines of poetry written with patterns rhyme, rhythm, etc. |
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Verse or Prose |
Verse shows control and sophistication while prose shows lack of control |
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dramatic monologue |
a long, dramatic speech; character may not be alone on stage |
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soliloquy |
a long dramatic speech, character alone and speaking thoughts from the heart |
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foil |
an opposite or contrasting character |
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oxymoron |
a paradoxical statement |
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aside |
a comment or line delivered so that the audience thinks characters can't hear it. |
