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Shakespeare

Shakespeare's terms and facts

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Comedy is... A light and humorous drama with a happy ending
A protagonist is... The main character in a work
A soliloquy is... A speech, usually lengthy, in which a character, alone on stage, expresses his or her thoughts aloud
Verse and Prose are... Verse is a type of writing which may use rhyme and other technical devices that are often associated with poetry. Pros uses units like sentences and paragraphs
The Elizabethan Era is... The period of time associated with the reign of Queen Elizabeth (1558- 1603) and is often considered to be a golden age in English history and theatre
A couplet is... A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse, usually rhymed
English Renaissance Means "rebirth", this term used to describe a cultural and artistic movement in England in the early 16th century to the early 17th century
The Globe Theatre facts (2) The Globe Theatre Built in 1599 in Southwark, England, the Globe Theatre. It was not only one of the most famous playhouses of all time, but also the playhouse where Shakespeare performed many of his great plays.
The Globe Theatre seating (3) Seating in the Elizabethan theatre was determined by wealth and social status. Each person paid a penny for admission For an additional fee, one could sit in one of the galleries protected from the weather.
All actors in the company were... Male because due to the often crude and disorderly atmosphere of the theatre, women were not allowed to participate in the plays
Female characters were played by... Young men
Actors also had to know how to... Sing, clown, fence, and perform acrobatic feats, and dance
The Globe Theatre's slogan was... "The whole world is a Playhouse"
The entrance of The Globe Threatre showed the slogan and also... A crest displaying Hercules holding the globe on his shoulders.
When was Shakespeare born? No one knows for sure, but poeple believe that Shakespeare was born on April 26, 1563 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
True or False: Shakespeare attended college? False, even though Shakespeare is one of literature's greatest figures, he never attended college
Aside from writing plays and composing 154 sonnets, what else did Shakespeare do? Shakespeare was also an actor who performed many of his own plays as well as those of other playwrights
Who did Shakespeare marry? Anne Hathaway
Did Shakespeare ever publish his plays? No, but after his death two of his fellow actors recorded his work and published thirty-six of his plays in 1623
Six popular works written by William Shakespeare are... Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, King John, The Tempest
When did Shakespeare die? April 23, 1616 when he was 56 years old
Created by: jkota18
 

 



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