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Literature/L.A.-8th
Units 4 & 5 and Shakespeare pt 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anecdote | a brief and entertaining accound of an incident or event |
| euphemism | an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered too harsh or blunt |
| holocaust | originally meant great destruction of life, especially by fire |
| What is low comedy? | focus on situation |
| What is high comedy? | focuses on characters and dialogue |
| Shakespeare wrote how many plays? | 37 plays |
| Shakespear was what, for Lord Chamberlain's Men? | actor |
| Shakespear was also a what? | Writer |
| What was the name of the Theater that was built as a venue for Shakespeare's plays? | Globes |
| What are the three categories of plays that Shakespeare wrote? | Comedy, history, tragedy |
| plot | the sequence of events in a literary work |