Comparing two things using like or as.
Ex. "The man was as fat as a hippo."
What is a Simile?
100
Two families who have had a life long feud between one another.
Who are the Capulet's
and the Montague's ?
100
Anne Hathaway
Who did Shakespeare marry?
100
The time where everyone came out of the dark ages into a new ear of time, with new writings and new beginnings.
What is the Renaissance ear?
100
To act in a play
What is preforming?
200
A play off words
Ex. "Sir Lancelot once had a very bad dream about his horse. It was a knight mare."
What is a pun?
200
Fair Verona
Where did Romeo and Juliet take place?
200
18 years old
At what age did Shakespeare get married?
200
Author of the "Canterbury tales"
Who was Geoffrey Chaucer
200
Into acts
How is a play divided?
300
Comparing two things without using like or as
Ex. “This precious book of love, this unbound lover, to beautify him only lacks a cover." - Romeo and Juliet
What is a metaphor?
300
These two are called "Star-crossed lovers"
Who are Romeo and Juliet?
300
Romeo and Juliet
&
Hamlet
What are two of Shakespeare's most famous plays?
300
The famous author of the book "The Prince"
Who is Nicclolo Machiaveli
300
Globe Theater
Where did plays often take place?
400
Using great exaggeration to make a point.
Ex. "It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing jackets."
What is a hyperbole?
400
Fakes their death, to only come back alive and find that their love is actually dead.
Who was Juliet?
400
April 23, 1616
When did Shakespeare die?
400
The black plague
What killed many people in this time period?
400
Poems that do not rhyme, used in many plays.
What is blank verse?
500
A long, uninterrupted speech given by one person.
What is a soliloquy
500
The last word, or phrase said in this play.
Who is Romeo?
Or what is "For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."
500
Tragedies, Comedies, & histories.
What type of plays did Shakespeare write?
500
French for Re-Birth
What is Renaissance?
500
When a character pauses, turns and talks to the audience and the other characters aren't aware of it.