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Rhyme scheme of a Shakespearian sonnet Abab cdcd efef gg
When Shakespeare passed away. April 23,1616
Why can reading Shakespeare be difficult for modern readers Certain words are pronounced differently or have different shades of meaning outdated. Change in word order=syntax. Longer sentences.
How did Shakespeare become a well-off member of the middle class? Profited from his share in a successful theatre company
The other name that Shakespearian sonnets go by. English sonnets or Elizabethan sonnets
Purpose of a volta in a sonnet. Shift in focus/thought
Liberties that directors often take in play productions Settings and costumes, or other aspects of the production
Identify a line not written in iambic pentameter The first line of Shakespeare's Sonnet 60,
Under which monarch English drama came of age? Queen Elizabeth the first
Ways the worldview during Shakespeare’s time differs drastically from today Nobility top of society and peasantry was bottom. Power existed within families. Parents made life choices for their children. Husband was master of his wife. People expected shorter more difficult lives. Though life was controlled by fate.
Shakespeare's place of birth and death. Death and birth; stratford upon avon, england
How was the original Globe theatre destroyed? The original Globe Theatre was destroyed by a fire on June 29, 1613, caused by a theatrical cannon misfiring during a performance of Shakespeare's Henry VIII.
The number of lines in a Shakespearian sonnet. 14
How many hundreds of years have Shakespeare’s plays been performed? More than 400 years
How many syllables are in an iamb? 2
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