Biography od Shakespeare
Where was William Shakespeare born?
What is Stratford-upon-Avon
Who are the four young lovers in A Midsummer Night’s Dream? (Name at least two.)
who is Hermia, Helena, Lysander, Demetrius
What is a simile?
What is compares using like/as. Example: “Her smile was like the sun.”
In which city was the Globe Theater located?
What is London.
What is a context clue?
What is A hint in the sentence or nearby words that helps figure out an unfamiliar word.
About what years did Shakespeare live? (Give approximate years or century.)
what is Late 1500s to early 1600s (commonly given: 1564–1616).
What magical creature causes much of the confusion in the play?
Who isPuck (also called a mischievous fairy) / fairies
What is a metaphor?
what is Metaphor: direct comparison. Example: “Time is a thief.”
What shape was the Globe Theater roughly? (Circle, square, triangle, etc.)
What is Roughly circular/round.
Use context clues to find the meaning of this sentence: “The knight’s valor was known to all; he was brave beyond measure.” What does “valor” mean?
What is bravery or courage
Name one job Shakespeare had besides being a playwright.
what is an Actor (also shareholder in a theater company).
What happens to Bottom that makes the other characters laugh? (Short answer.)
His head is given the appearance of a donkey (or he is transformed to have a donkey’s head).
What is personification?
What is giving nonhuman things human traits. Example: “The wind whispered.”
Who were the people in the yard standing area at the Globe?
What are Groundlings (or “the groundlings” / “the yard”).
Read this short sentence and use context clues: “She trudged through the slushy streets, her shoes soaked and heavy.” What does “trudged” mean?
What is walked slowly and with effort.
What was the name of Shakespeare’s wife?
who is Anne Hathaway
Why do the characters go into the forest? (One or two sentences
To solve love problems, escape, or because of enchantment/plot reasons — they enter the forest.
Define hyperbole and give a classroom-appropriate example
What is Hyperbole: an exaggeration. Example: “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”
Name one difference between theaters today and the Globe Theater in Shakespeare’s time. (example)
What is no electric lights then; audiences stood around stage; only male actors performed then.
In this sentence, what does the word “banquet” most likely mean? “They set a huge banquet with pies, roasted meat, and bowls of fruit for the town festival.” Choose: small snack / big feast / short speech.
What is most likely big feast
Explain why Shakespeare’s plays were important to English theater (one or two sentences).
what is he wrote many plays that shaped English drama, used rich language, and helped popularize the theater.
Describe in a sentence how fairies affect the ending of the play.
Fairies undo the magic or fix the lovers’ confusions, restoring order and happiness.
Identify the figure of speech in this line and explain it in one sentence: “The moon was a silver coin in the sky.”
WHat is metaphor: the moon is compared to a coin to show its shape and brightness.
Explain why the stage in the Globe helped actors connect with the audience (one or two sentences).
What is the example is The stage jutted into the audience so actors were close to viewers, making performances more direct and engaging.
Use context clues to explain the meaning of “melancholy” in one sentence: “After the long rain, he felt a gentle melancholy as he watched the empty playground.”
What is a gentle sadness or thoughtful sadness.