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19 Cards in this Set
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When was he born?
When did he die? |
Born: April 23, 1564
Died: April 23, 1616 |
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Where was he born?
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Stratford on Avon, England.
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Who were his parents?
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John Shakespeare and Mary Arden
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How many children did he have with Anne Hathaway?
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Three
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What kind of education did he recieve?
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He only had a grammar school education- no high school or university.
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Who are Lord Chamberlain's Men?
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Shakespeare was one of them; it was an acting guild.
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How many plays and sonnets has he written?
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38
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Name his three jobs involving plays.
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Writer, actor, director
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Name the 5 acts of a tragedy in order.
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1. Introduction
2. Rising Action 3. Climax 4. Falling Action 5. Catastrophe |
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How did Shakespeare write his plays?
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In iambic pentameter (blank verse) - with no rhyme.
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When and where did people speak Elizabethan?
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In the Renaissance, in England.
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Who was James Burbage?
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The carpenter/actor who made the first permanent theater in Europe- called The Theater. People sat on hay stacks in a circle.
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Name the 5 levels of The Wooden O.
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1. Trap Door
2. Main Stage 3. Balcony 4. Pulleys 5. Loft for musicians |
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What was the First Folio?
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The group of actors who published Shakespears works 7 years after he had died.
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Name the three P's that worked against Shakespeare.
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Plague
Politics Puritans |
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Who is Christopher Marlowe?
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The author of Dr. Faustus who died at 29 in a barroom brawl.
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Who was Ben Johnson?
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The author who hated Shakespeare, but ultimately wrote that his writings would last for eternity.
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Who was John Wannamaker?
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The philanthropist who rebuilt the Globe Theater.
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How many times did the Globe Theater burn down?
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Twice.
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