Shakespeare 101
What century was Shakespeare born?
16th Century -- 1500s
How many new words did Shakespeare coin and are enlisted in the Oxford English Dictionary?
3,000
Which Shakespeare play is loosely based off the Disney movie The Lion King?
Hamlet
What is the name given to the rhythm that Shakespeare uses in his plays. It's like a heart beat, with one strong beat and one soft beat repeated five times.
Iambic Pentameter
What are the four archetypes that we've learned about?
Jokester, Carer, Sovereign and Warrior
What are the 3 types of plays that he wrote?
Comedies -- Dramas -- Histories
What is another name that Shakespeare is called?
Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good night till it be morrow
Romeo and Juliet
What is prose?
Everyday language (without a set of poetic structure)
What does the character want in the specific scene?
The objective
Where was he born?
Stratford - upon - Avon
What is the name of the queen and king who ruled during Shakespeare's life?
Queen Elizabeth and King James
What angel wakes me from my flowery bed?
A Midsummer Night's Dream
What is verse
Poetry
What do we call a character's objective for the entire play?
Super Objective
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
39
When Shakespeare died, what did he leave to his wife in his will?
A bed
If music be the food of love, play on.
Twelfth Night
What is a speech delivered by a single character to other characters, sometimes to a crowd?
A monologue
If you are looking at the audience, what is stage right and stage left?
The opposite of what you think :)
What is the name of the theater where his plays were produced?
The Globe
How old was Shakespeare when he was married?
18
Double, double toil and trouble
Macbeth
What is the name of a speech when one is talking to himself or herself? Allows a character to communicate his or her thoughts to the audience.
What do you call the different strategies used to overcome and obtain the objective?
Tactics