Elizabethan England
This English monarch reigned during most of Shakespeare's career.
Queen Elizabeth I. (1558-1603)
This famous theater where many of Shakespeare's plays were performed was built in 1599.
The Globe Theatre.
Shakespeare was born in this English town in 1564 and died there in 1616.
Stratford-upon-Avon.
This pronoun, used by Shakespeare to denote familiarity or intimacy, is now considered archaic.
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet)
This was the most popular form of entertainment in Elizabethan England, often held in open-air venues.
This part of the costume was commonly used in plays to show that a scence happenes outside.
The actors wore capes.
This tragedy, written around 1603, explores themes of jealousy and betrayal through the story of a general and his tragic downfall.
Othello.
Shakespeare is credited with coining or popularizing this phrase that means a difficult situation.
A wild goose chase.
“To destroy the beauty from which one came”
Tupac.
The Elizabethan era is named after this "Queen," but Shakespeare also lived under a king.
King James I.
This type of stage in Shakespeare's time allowed the audience to surround the actors on three sides.
The thrust stage.
This is the number of plays Shakespeare is believed to have written.
This figure of speech compares two unlike things directly, often used in Shakespeare's writing to create vivid imagery.
A metaphor.
"I am not what I am."
Lil Wayne.
The official church of England during Elizabeth I's reign was known by this name.
Church of England (or Anglican Church)
During Shakespeare's era, women were not allowed to act, so who played female roles?
Young boys / Young male actors.
In addition to plays, Shakespeare also wrote these, which are 14-line poems.
sonnets.
This literary device involves giving human traits to non-human entities, often used by Shakespeare to convey emotions.
A personification.
"What’s done is done."
Shakespeare. (Macbeth)
In Elizabethan England, this river separated London's wealthy from its entertainment district, including the Globe Theatre.
Thames River.
This theater company, founded by Shakespeare and others, was known for performing his plays and was granted a royal patent in 1603.
The King's Men under patronage of King James I.
Shakespeare’s plays were categorized into three main genres:
tragedy, comedy, history
This technique, where a character speaks alone on stage to reveal inner thoughts, is common in Shakespeare’s works.
A soliloquy
"You can’t take a broken heart and make it whole again."
Taylor Swift (I Can Do It With a Broken Heart)