William Shakespeare
What was Shakespeare's birth and death dates?
April 23rd (1564-1616)
What time of day were plays showed?
the afternoon (natural lighting)
Do you scan verse or prose?
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
37
The area where commoners/groundlings stand to watch the plays
The Pit
Shakespeare's jobs
Actor, poet, playwright
What was Shakespeare's most famous theater?
The Globe Theater
An irregular line with 11 syllables instead of 10
Feminine ending
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
154
The Gallery
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford-upon-Avon (London)
How were costumes like for these productions?
Costumes were the present fashion of the period.
The altering of a word to take away syllables
Elision
ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG (couplet) - 14 line poem
Trap door
Elizabethan Period
What is the Elizabethan acting style?
Highly exaggerated gestures, vocal inflections, and highly presentational.
The altering of a word to add syllables
Expansion
How many syllables does a line usually have in a sonnet?
10
Painted canopy above the stage
Heavens
How many kids did Shakespeare have? (extra 100 points for every child you name)
3: Susanna, Hamnit, Judith
How were Shakespeare's plays advertised? (extra 100 points for every color you name)
Flags on the theater symbolizing what play was going to be shown. Black: tragedy White: comedy Red: history
Scansion markings (100 points for every mark you name)
stressed: / unstressed: U feminine ending: star caesura (commas, semicolons): // full stops (periods, question marks): /// enjamed lines: -->
How many categories were Shakespeare's plays divided into? (100 points to name each category)
3: Tragedies, comedies, histories
Small alcove behind the stage curtains
Discovery space