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Shakespeare
Shakespeare Background Information
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was Shakespeare's hometown? | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Who was Shakespeare's wife? What was the unusual fact about their ages? | Anne Hathaway---she was 26; he was 18 |
| How many children did Shakespeare have? Name them. | 3 of them; daughter Susanna and twins, a boy and a girl, Hamnet and Judith |
| who was Shakespeare's father and what were his "jobs"? | John Shakespeare; he was a glovemaker, merchant,butcher, "mayor" |
| Why did Shakespeare move to London? | to be a playwright and actor; also theater owner |
| What was the original name of Shakespeare's acting group? What name did they take later? | Lord Chamberlain's Men; later The King's Men |
| What was unusual about the female roles? | they were played by young men or boys |
| What was the shape of the Globe Theater? | round; sometimes called the "Wooden O" |
| Describe the Globe Theater. | round, made of wood, open to air, three levels, trap doors |
| Describe the "seating arrangements" of the Globe Theater. | wealthier people sat in the galleries or upper decks; more common people stood on the ground to watch |
| Who were the groundlings? What was their admission? | common people who stood on the ground to watch the play; a penny |
| Who was Shakespeare's mother? | Mary Arden |
| What were the years of Shakespeare's birth and death? | born 1564; died 1616 |
| What closed the theater for a number of years? | the plague |
| Describe the lighting for the plays? | natural lighting; during the day because there was no electricity |
| What are the 3 types of plays that Shakespeare wrote? | comedies, tragedies, histories |
| When were Shakespeare's plays published? What was the collection called? | after his death (1623); The First Folio |
| How many plays and sonnets did Shakespeare write? | 37 plays and about 154 sonnets |
| Why weren't there any female actors? | considered inappropriate or indecent for women to act |
| What type of structure do Shakespeare's plays follow? | 5 Part Structure of 5 Acts |
| Which act of the play contains the crisis or turning point where the main character makes a choice that determines the rest of the play? | Act III |
| Which act introduces the main characters and their conflicts and provides background info? | Act I |
| Which act presents the falling action-the consequences of actions taken during the turning point? | Act IV |
| Which act has building of suspense as plot events create a rising action of a series of complications? | Act II |
| What is a pun? | the humorous use of a word that has 2 meanings |
| What is a long speech expressing the thoughts of a character when he is alone on stage? | soliloquy |
| How is a monologue different than a soliloquy? | during a monologue other characters may be on the stage too; soliloquy-character is alone |
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