Macbeth
Macbeth's dagger speech is an example of this type of speech.
What is a soliloquy?
In 1066, these people invaded and conquered England.
Who are the Normans?
Thomas Malory famously declared this man the "once and future king."
Who is King Arthur?
Knights of the Round Table such as Sir Gawain and Launcelot served this legendary King of the Britons.
Who is King Arthur?
William Shakespeare and Edmund Spenser were well known authors of these fourteen-line poems.
What are sonnets?
These two characters are Duncan's sons.
Who are Malcolm and Donalbain?
By Shakespeare's time, England primarily followed this church.
What is the Church of England?
Geoffrey Chaucer was the first writer in English to use this 10-syllable meter, later made famous by Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
What is iambic pentameter?
Beowulf fights and defeats this monster in the mead hall.
Who is Grendel?
This is the English translation of the Latin phrase "Carpe diem"
What is "Seize the day"?
Lady Macbeth finds herself washing her hands while doing this nighttime activity.
What is sleepwalking?
This King of Scotland united the crowns of Scotland and England after the death of Queen Elizabeth.
Who is James VI or I?
This is how many husbands Chaucer's Wife of Bath has had.
What is five?
In the 14th century, the three estates were the Peasantry, the Nobility, and this.
What is the clergy?
William Shakespeare wrote plays in these three genres.
What are comedy, tragedy, and history?
THIS is "like a walking shadow," or "a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage."
What is life?
He was the Archbishop of Canterbury who was assassinated in 1170.
Who is Thomas Becket?
A member of the clergy that provided forgiveness (at a price) for one's sins was called this.
What is a pardoner?
Chaucer's Miller's Tale is an example of this genre of poetry, known for its sexual and scatological humor.
What is a fabliau?
This is the modern meaning of the word "sooth."
What is "truth"?
This is the one character Macbeth kills in battle in Act V.
Who is Young Siward?
This man introduced the printing press to England, and was well known for publishing Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur.
Who is William Caxton?
This genre of poetry, known for attention to chivalry, love, and fantastical events, flourished in England in the 13th and 14th centuries.
What is romance, or chivalric romance?
This is the name of the host in The Canterbury Tales.
Hint: think of my poster that you all made fun of.
Who is Harry Bailey?
The term for a line of poetry that does not end in punctuation is this.
What is enjambment?