Culture and William S.
Why were theaters so important to Londoners?
It gave Londoners an escape.
What is an aside?
whisper
What describes a Tragic Hero?
Male, royalty, has a tragic flaw, has a tragic down fall, Catharsis(pity).
What is a soliloquy?
long speech by an actor usually alone
Jumbo shrimp is an example of ______
oxymoron
What problems did the people in London have in Shakespeare's time?
They had to deal with diseases, poverty, and being illiterate(Not being able to read).
what gender does a tragic hero have to be
MALe
what gender is the tragic hero
male
What is a monologue?
a long speech with several people on stage
what is it called when they use humor to release the emotional tension in a situation
comic relief
What is a groundling?
stinky people with a bad education
what are the traits of tragic hero
male, high born, tragic flaw, tragic downfall, catharsis
what is the turning Point in the play
climax
What is an Iambic Pentameter?
A line of poetry with 10 beats per line.
puns
How do you spell William's last name?
Shakespeare
what did you write on dotted lines
Notes
What is catharsis?
What is the feeling of pity/pity?
The play is written in a poetic unrhyming form called ____.
blank verse
Another word for sarcasm
verbal irony
What is the name of Shakespeare's theater?
The Globe
organize these like Shakespear would. Lover, Baby, Old person, Soldier, Judge, very old person, and school age child?
Baby, school age child, lover, soldier, judge, old person, very old person
Who is the tragic hero?
Romeo
What do we call it when the audience knows something the characters don't?
dramatic irony
what is expected.