Shakespeare Personal Life
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford-on-Avon
The Queen of England at the time, who was a huge fan of the arts.
Queen Elizabeth
The name of the first theatre in London, built by James Burbage.
The Theatre
A poem containing 14 rhyming lines of iambic pentameter
Sonnet
An adversary or hostile force opposing the protagonist.
Antagonist
Shakespeare's wife
Anne Hathaway
This critic was the first to publish Shakespeare's name, though the article was insulting him.
Robert Green
The name of Shakespeare's theatre
The Globe
Shakespeare wrote these three types of plays.
History, Comedy, Tragedy
When a comedic scene follows a serious scene to relieve some tension.
Comedic Relief.
Shakespeare is buried here
The Holy Trinity Church
The name of the leading actor in Shakespeare's acting company. (Not to be confused with his father, who built The Theatre)
Richard Burbage.
Why would Juliet have been played by a man during Shakespeare's time?
Women were banned from the stage.
Shakespeare plays are often written in unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter. What is this called?
Blank Verse
These two literary elements refer to opposites in some way.
Foil: Two characters with opposite personalities
Oxymoron: opposites placed next to each other for effect
Shakespeare's birthday (probably)
April 23rd, 1564
The name of the leading actor for Shakespeare's RIVAL company.
Edward (Ned) Alleyn
Shakespeare's rival acting company.
The Admiral's Men
This term refers to the introduction to a play or novel.
Prologue
What is the difference between a monologue and a soliloquy?
Monologue: Long speech with others on stage
Soliloquy: Long speech ALONE
Shakespeare's 3 children
Susanna, Hamnet, Judeth
It is thanks to these two men that Shakespeare's works survived to this day, as they published the First Folio.
James Heminges, Henry Condell
Shakespeare's acting company changed their name following the rise of King James I to power. What were the two names the company held?
The Lord Chamberlain's Men, The King's Men
How many plays did Shakespeare write? How many sonnets?
37 plays, 154 sonnets
This literary element is used in Act 4 of Romeo and Juliet, when the characters grieve Juliet's death, but the audience knows she is still alive.
Dramatic Irony