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3rd 9 weeks test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When and where was Shakespeare born? | April 23, 1564 in Stratford upon Avon |
| When did he die? | April 23, 1616 |
| What did he write about? | not contemporary, only well known stories |
| What all types did he write? | comedies, histories, tragedies |
| Where is the information we get from him based on? | legal and church documents |
| Who did he marry? | Anne Hathaway |
| How many children did they have? | a girl, susannah, and a set of twins |
| where and when did Shakespeare go to purse a theater career | London, 1592 |
| when was romeo and Juliet | 1594 |
| What was the name of the first theater? opened by who? | The Theater -- Burbage |
| comedies are what? | have happy endings but are not always funny |
| tragedies are what? | endings in which the protagonist either dies or destroys his reputation |
| histories are what? | about the lives of kings |
| how many sides did the Globe Theater have | is said to have 12 - 20 |
| where were plays originally performed? | inns |
| what was the shape of theaters based on? | courtyards of inns |
| what were the first two theaters that burbage built? | The Theater and The Curtain |
| when did Burbage die? | 1599 |
| Who tore down the Theater and used it for what | Shakespeare's company, Lord Chamberlain's Men, used the old wood to build the globe theater |
| Shakespeare called his theater what? | wooden O |
| Shakespeare's company continued to perform where and until when? | an indoor private playhouse until 1608 |
| how many entrances did it have? | one for actors, one for public, and also a third used as an exit |
| how many people did it hold? | 3 thousand |
| where were the most expensive seats? | on stage |
| what were trapdoors used for? | enters and exits of ghosts and hell; the one above were for heave |
| what was a special effect? | cannons |
| how much did groundlings pay? | a penny |
| What did the groundlings do if they didnt like it? | threw rotten vegetables |
| what was on stage? | banners but no real scenery |
| what are the three main parts of the theater? | building proper, the stage, and the tiring house, or the backstage area |
| what indicated a performance on that day? | a flag (different colors meant different performances) |
| what could actors do? | sing, dance, wrestle, fence, clown, roar, weep, whisper |
| what was the tiring | a tall building that contained machinery and dressing rooms and also provided a two story back wall for the stage |
| to portray night, actors carried what? | lanters |
| What has been lost over the years? | the music and songs of plays |
| when and how did the Globe burn down? | in 1613 during a performance of Henry VIII when a live cannon fired and caught the thatched roof on fire |
| when were plays performed? | in the afternoon |
| where did they get most costumes? | they were the servants' inheritance (very elaborate) |
| what kind of show did groundlings like? | lots of jokes and fights; bathroom talk, sword fights |
| what did the patrons and noble people like? | history, flattery, pretty poetry with iambic pentameter |
| why did Shakespeare write? | for MONEY |
| little girls were played by who? | boys 12-14 |
| when was romeo and juliet written | probably 1594-1596 |
| how many plays did he write? | 37 |
| when and where did he retire? | 1612 in Stratford |
| how old was he when he died? | 52 |
| where was he buried? | in the Chancel of Holy Trinity Church in Stratford |
| what is the exposition? | establishes the setting, introduces some of the characters, provides background info, and discloses some of the main conflict |
| what is rising action? | a series of complications |
| what is the crisis or turning point? | choice is made by main characters that determines the direction of the action |
| what is falling action? | events that occur because of the actions, take place at turing point |
| what is the resolution> | loose parts of the plot are tied together |
| Romeo and Juliet is based on what? | a famous poem |
| Romeo and Juliet represents what? | that feuds between rival families were commonplace |
| what does the play begin with? | the prologue |
| what happens in the prologue? | the chorus comes out and announces the beginning of the play |
| what is the setting of R and J | Verona, Italy |
| Sampson and Gregory are with who? | the Capulets |
| Balthasar and abram are with who? | the Monogue |
| who is Benvolio? | a friend of Romeos |
| What does Benvolio try to do at the fight? | stop it |
| Tybalt is with who? | the Capulets |
| what does Tybalt try to do at the fight? | provoke it |
| what introduces audience to family feud? | the fight at the beginning of the play |
| who rules Verona? | Prince Escalus |
| what does Prince Escalus announce? | any further fighting will result in death |
| Romeo is in love with who at first? | Rosaline |
| What has Rosaline sworn herself to? | a life of chastity |
| Why does Romeo not want to go to party? | he had a bad dream |
| according to them who brings dreams? | Queen Mab |
| Benvolio said the women have what if they dont dance? | corns |
| what happens to Romeo and Juliet | Love at first sight |
| what do Romeo and Juliet speak in> | sonnets |
| how long did play last? | only 2 hours (average) |
| what is in use in servants speeches? | iambic pentameter |
| what do aristocrats use in speech? | blank verse |
| what does Iamb mean? | one foot of verse starting with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable |
| what is a pentameter? | 5 feet |
| what are puns | wordplay |
| what is an oxymoron? | combines 2 contradictory elements |
| how old is Juliet? | not quite 14 |
| who wants to marry Juliet? | Count Paris |
| Lord Capulet gives who a list of people to invite to party? | a servant that cant read |
| What is giving the servant the list an example of? | comic relief |
| what is comic relief? | a moment of humor that interrupts a scene |
| servant asks who for help? | romeo and benvolio |
| the nurse is referred to as what? | a jack in the box, clown |
| the nurse is a foil to who? | mercutio |
| What is the nurse like to Juliet? | a second mother |
| Juliet is described as what? | submissive and obedient |
| Count Paris is described as what? | good look, good catch |
| why are romeo and Benvolio able to enter the parts? | they are wearing masks and it is customary to allow "maskers" in oyur home |
| Mercutio is described as what? | dreamy poetic guy |
| what does Romeo see in his dream | an untimely death |
| what is fate? | destiny, what will happen to you and you cant control it |
| who recognizes Romeo at the party? | Tybalt |
| Tybalt is desribed as what? | mean, hot tempered |
| what dies Tybalt do when Lord Capulet refuses to throw them out? | he is furious and swears revenge |
| what does romeo do when he finds out that Juliet is a Capulet? | is sad and leaves the party |
| what are foils | characters whose differences strengthen our impression of each character |
| who are the different foils? | Romeo and Mercutio Nurse and Lady Capulet Benvolio and Tybalt Nurse and Mercutio Lord Capulet and Tybalt |
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