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19 Cards in this Set
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What are the four humors and their associated dispositions?
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Blood - Sanguine
Black Bile - Melancholy Yellow Bile - Choler Phlegm - Phlegmatic |
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What is the role of fate in "Romeo and Juliet" as indicated by the stars?
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Stars impel, they do not compel. Humans retain free will to choose actions.
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What is the anti-romantic interpretation of of "Romeo and Juliet?"
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The lovers committed the sin of idolatry.
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What is the romantic interpretation of "Romeo and Juliet?"
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You can't blame young 'uns for falling in love.
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When is suicide acceptable to the Elizabethan / Jacobean audience?
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When it is acceptable in the cultures portrayed on stage; when it is an instance of martyrdom; when the person is insane.
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What does blood symbolize in "Julius Caesar"?
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Violence, assassination; purification
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What does fire symbolize in "Julius Caesar"?
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civil strife; purification
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What does the storm symbolize in "Julius Caesar"?
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Conspiracy; Caesar's potential tyranny
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What is the ladder of repentance?
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Contrition
Confession Faith Amendment |
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What are the four great Shakespearean tragedies?
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"MacBeth", "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear"
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What does the storm symbolize in "King Lear"?
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It is an outward symbol of inner turmoil.
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What is the role of fate in the characters of the weryd sisters?
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They, like the stars in "Romeo and Juliet" impel, they do not compel.
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What is the significance of the dagger?
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* foreshadowing
* possibly a hallucination * possibly a supernatural image from sisters * many possibilities, no right answer |
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Where do we get the word "romance"?
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"Romance" was the language of old French - from Romans. Many old French stories were about knights, ladies, etc. A romance is an adventure tale, not a love story.
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Why did Shakespeare begin writing romances at this point in his career?
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* he had reached the pinnacle of tragedy-writing
* he may have become religious * he doted on his daughter and wrote her into his plays *because of the theatrical traditions of the time. |
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What are the characteristics of romances?
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*exotic
* "romantic" rather than realistic * royal or noble characters * theme of identity * two generations (father, daughter) * sea voyages (separation, reunion) * disguises * supernatural elements * pastoralism * masque and spectacle * affirmation of life |
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What is unusual about "The Tempest" in regard to Aristotelian unities?
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It follows all of them; time, place, and action.
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What are some of Shakespeare's heroines that are similar to the Duchess?
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Beatrice from "Much Ado"
Portia from "Merchant" Kate Hermione - she was wrongfully accused. |
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What was Ferdie's madness?
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Lychantropia
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