Literary Terms
William Shakespeare
Who Did What?
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Who said this and to whom was it said?
100
Benedick writes a _____________ for Beatrice at the end of the play, which consists of _______ lines.
Sonnet, 14
100
True or False: Shakespeare grew up in poverty because his parents had no income.
False: His dad was employed as a glove-maker.
100
What did Benedick promise to do for Beatrice and why?
He will challenge Claudio to a duel because Beatrice wants revenge for what Claudio has done to Hero.
100

When the audience knows something the characters don't know

Dramatic irony

100
"And when I lived, I was your other wife" (5.4.60).
Hero, to Claudio.
200
A rhyming ______________ contains two lines, usually at the end of a poem.
Couplet
200

The Elizabethan period is named for...

Queen Elizabeth I.

200

During the wedding scene, Don Pedro shows loyalty to whom? (2 people)

Claudio and his half-brother, Don Jon.

200

the opposite of what is said is meant

verbal irony

200
"Kill Claudio" (4.1.87).
Beatrice, to Benedick.
300
This consists of 10 unstressed-to-stress beats, such as, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
Iambic Pentameter
300

Theater where Shakespeare's plays were performed

What is the Globe

300
Beatrice and Benedick admit their feelings to one another after which scene?
The Wedding Scene.
300

a play on words

pun

300

"Thus answer I in the name of Benedick, but hear these ill news with the ears of ____________" (2.1.170-1).

Claudio, at the masked ball.

400

A character who is in direct contrast of another character

What is a foil

400

Why was Shakespeare's relationship with Anne Hathaway considered scandalous at the time?

He was several years younger and she was pregnant with his child.

400
What is Leonato's initial reaction to the accusations made against his daughter?
He says that she should die.
400

a less offensive way of saying something

euphemism

400

"Tomorrow morning come you to my house; and since you could not be my son-in-law, be yet my nephew" (5.1.87-88).

Leonato, to Claudio.

500

A ludicrous misuse of a word

What is malapropism

500

The three types of plays Shakespeare wrote

What are Comedies, Tragedies and Histories

500
What is Margaret's role in the villainy of Don Jon? Be specific.
Margaret was "amiable," so to speak, with Borrochio, but did not know she was involved in the treachery.
500

unrhymed iambic pentameter

blank verse

500

"Prince, thou art sad. Get thee a wife! Get thee a wife!" (5.4.122). (Hint: Finale of the play)

Benedick, to the Prince.

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