All Things Shakespeare
The ________ means poet.
Bard
“It was dark and dim in the forest.”
Imagery
This type of figurative language appears to the five senses using descriptive language.
What is imagery?
To prevent from achieving an end.
What is Foil?
Pathos, Ethos, Logos.
This person was born in the year 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon.
William Shakespeare
An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
What is Soliloquy?
This happens when a writer gives a hint of what is to come later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
Excessive pride or self confidence.
Hubris
A quality that evokes pity or sadness.
Pathos
When we study William Shakespeare's plays, we usually categorize them into three genres:
What is Comedy, Tragedy, and History?
Simple metaphors that use figurative language that is used to be more compact and understanding
Extended Metaphor
When the audience is aware of something that the characters of the story are not ( like some kind of secret ).
What is Dramatic Irony?
Character in a dramatic medium/tragedy who you can relate to that person but they will ultimately suffer defeat.
Tragic Hero
The character or emotions of a speaker or writer that are expressed in the attempt to persuade an audience.
Ethos
Shakespeare was well known for this: which is a technique that uses vocabulary that has more than one meaning.
What is Word Play?
A long speech by one actor in a play or movie.
What is a monologue?
The opposite of what you expected to happen ( a certain outcome that turns out to be different from what you anticipated ).
What is Situational Irony?
A relief from the emotional tension especially of a drama that is provided by the interposition of a comic episode or element
What is Comic Relief?
The use of logic and reasoning in crafting a piece of persuasive writing.
Ethos
Shakespeare made his living in these three ways:
What is he was part owner of the Globe theatre, he was an actor, and he was a playwright?
“I wish that I was a caterpillar.
It would be so cool to eat leaves all day
And then, at the right time, just to curl up
Inside of a cozy cocoon, wait, sleep,
And emerge a majestic butterfly.”
Blank Verse
A statement or proposition that seems false or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
“I must be cruel only to be kind”-Hamlet
What is Paradox?
A fatal flaw caused by the hero/heroine that results in their downfall.
What is Hamartia?