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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Three traits of tragic figures | 1. Noble figures who are better than we are 2. Suffer a reversal of fortune 3. Recognize the cinsequences of their actions |
| Two traits of tragedy | 1. Imaginative depiction of the tragic figure 2. This moves the audience to pitty and fear |
| What impresses us and moves us about a tragedy? | The true measure of a man (how they maintain their dignity) |
| Who wrote Oedipus Rex? | Sophocles |
| When was Oedipus Rex performed? | 5th century BC |
| What years make up the middle ages? | AD 500-1500 |
| What is one of the most influential stories? | De Casibus Virorum Illustrium |
| What theme do Shakespeare's tragedies reflect? | Life controlled by fortune |
| What was Shakespeare's first tragedy? | Titus Andronicus |
| What was Shakespeare's second tragedy? | Romeo and Juliet |
| The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet forcuses on the | Doomed love of the two main characters |
| Shakespeare's date of birth | April 23 1563 |
| Shakespeare's date of death | April 23 1616 |
| Shakespeare grew up in... | Stratford-upon-Avon |
| Shakespeare later moved to | London |
| Shakespeare was a member of an acting company first called | Lord Chamberlain's Men |
| Shakespeare's acting company was later called | The King's Men |
| Plays were performed in a theater called | Globe theater |
| the center of the theater was called | the pit |
| the people who stood to watch the performances were called | groundlings |
| all performances were held during | the day |
| performances lasted for | 3 hours |
| women's parts were played by | young boys |
| In 1592 the theaters were closed due to a | outbreak of plague |
| In 1603 the new ruler was | King James |
| Shakespeare portrayed universals through particulars. Give three examples of each | evil ---> villan goodness ---> halos/saint storm in mind ---> actual storm |
| What is a quarto | the small books that Shakespeares plays were published in |
| What is the First Folio | the original collection of all of Shakespeares's plays |
| Why do different editions of Shakespeare's plays vary | because publishers had to fill in the blanks of lines, characters, scenes, etc. They didn't have Shakespeares written versions |
| What is a comedy | main character learned a lesson and falling in love villan is caught and hero marries |
| What is a tragedy | main character learns a lesson and dies |
| What is a history | depicted a story from England's royal past |
| When did Queen Elizabeth come to the throne | November 17, 1558 |
| (Queen Elizabeth) "She would emerge as perhaps... | the greatest leader of the millennium |
| What did the witches represent | wise women |
| What was the purpose of the ghosts | torment, they were spirits of a descesed person |
| Name one play where a ghost appears | Hamlet |
| What do the fairies represent | magical but insidious creatures |
| iambic pentameter can be compared to the beat of your | heart |
| the rules of iambic pentameter are | 1. each line has 10 syllables 2. 10 syllables can be broken down into 5 groups of 2 syllables 3. 2nd syllable is stressed, first isn't 4. a rhyming couplet will usually complete a long speech or a scene |
| Why did Shakespeare use iambic pentameter | 1. it let the actors to get through their lines quickly 2. ensured actors would emphasize the words he wanted 3. make it easier to memorize lines 4. was a literary convention |
| iambic pentameter should only be a ______ for how you read it. | guide |
| number of plays | 38 (including co-written plays) |
| number of sonnets | 154 |
| number of comedies | 18 |
| number of tragedies | 10 |
| number of histories | 10 |
| words Shakespeare invented | over 2,000 |
| Most lines for one character in a single play | 1569 (Hamlet) |
| Plays based on an existing work or history | 37 |
| Seating capacity of the Globe Theater | 3000 |
| Descendants of Shakespeare | 0 |
| Moons named for shakespearean chacters | 15 |
| film versions of shakespeares plays nominated for academy awards | 20 (from Forbidden Planet to Romeo + Juliet) |
| Plays made into films | 38 |
| percentage of american high schools which require study of shakespeare | 90% |
| number of times Shakespeare mentions america in his plays | 1 (in the Comedy of Errors, referring to the west indies) |
| Queen Elizabeth's parents | Henry VIII and Queen Mary 1 |
| why did Queen Elizabeth never marry | fearing the dissolution of her power |
| whats Queen Elizabeths nick name | Virgin Queen |
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