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RomeoandJuliet
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Shakespeare Birthplace | Stratford, Warwickshire (Avon River) England |
| birthday | April 23 |
| deathday | April 23 |
| father's occupation | glovemaker and active with local politics |
| school attended | Stratford Grammar School |
| How many plays and sonnets did he write | 37 plays, 156 sonnets |
| what does Shakespeare write in most often | Iambic Pentameter |
| how many words was Shakespeare's vocab | 24,000 (average person's vocabulary is 3,000) |
| what acting place did Shakespeare join? | Lord Chamberlain's Men, later called King's Men |
| What did Shakespeare and several of his coworkers open | the Globe Theatre |
| what are the three types of plays written by Shakespeare | comedy, tragedy, and history |
| a sonnet consists of how many lines, and what are the two sections called | sonnet=14 lines, consists of one octave (first 8) and one sestet (6 lines) |
| what was the shape of the Globe theatre | an octagon |
| what was the Globe Theatre's nickname | the "wooden O" |
| what were actors called | players |
| who were women's roles played by | men (no women were in the plays at this time :( |
| when did performances begin | 2-3 pm |
| what is the setting and time frame of Romeo and Juliet | 1300's in Verona, Italy |
| what family is Romeo a part of, and what colors represent them | Montague, represented by dark colors |
| what family is Juliet a part of, and what colors represent them | Capulet, represented by light colors |
| Tybalt | Juliet's hot-headed cousin |
| Benvolio | Romeo's peace-making cousin |
| Rosaline | Romeo's love interest that doesn't love him back |
| Mercutio | Romeo's confrontational best friend |
| what are the three types of love in Romeo and Juliet and what are examples of them | true love- Romeo and Juliet affected love (one-sided)- Romeo and Rosaline conventional love (arranged marriage)- Juliet and Paris |