Stupid Descriptions
Features of Shakespearean Tragedies
Influence on Elizabethan Era
Influence on Pop-Culture
Influence on Modern Society
100

Local teenage fling ends in six deaths and a banishment

What is Romeo and Juliet?

100

This is another genre that juxtaposes Shakespearean tragedies but is implemented by Shakespeare regardless.

What is comedy?

100

This was the response from Elizabethan audience to the introduction of Shakespearean tragedies.

They really enjoyed it, they cherished it, the popularity among the audience increased

100

Try to guess what Gnomeo and Juliet is based on.

What is Romeo and Juliet?

200

Guy asks too many questions and dies

What is Hamlet?

200

A feature of Shakespearean tragedy that reminisces about everything that is lost in the course of the story.

What is the nostalgic vision?

200

This was created in response to the uprising of Shakespeare Tragedies.

What is the globe theater?

200

What facets of pop culture did Shakespearean Tragedies have influences on?

What are movies, television, modern literature?

200

This is the reaction of the teachers in the modern world to Shakespearean tragedies

They rethink methods to teach shakespearean works to students, they come up with lesson plans to allow students to fully understand the work

300

Insane wife wants husband to kill King that may have influenced the name "Dunkin' (Duncan) Donuts."

What is Macbeth?

300

The stage in the five step structure is when the protagonist is succeeding in whatever he or she is doing and is "dreaming" about how wonderful things are.

What is the dream stage?

300

This is what the critics of Shakespearean tragedies would do if they didn't like the play.

Throw rotton fruit or food at the actors, boo them, yell out criticizing comments

300

This movie is a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet.

What is West Side Story?

300

I just saw the Social Network, a tale about the inventor of Facebook kicking the CFO of Facebook out of Facebook. I use this adjective to describe the story.

What is Shakespearean?

400

Dad goes mentally ill when daughters don't like him after giving massive presidents

What is King Lear?

400

This Shakespearean Tragedy boldly rejected the five step structure.

What is Antony and Cleopatra?

400

Name one reason why Elizabethan audience members enjoyed Shakespearean tragedies so much.

It depicted the society so accurately, it showed the different types of difficult decisions that have to be made today, relates to their life in general, a lot can be learned from them

400

This movie is influenced by Hamlet and the themes of betrayal.

What is the Lion King?

400

I am the CEO of Facebook and I need to fire my best friend because I don’t like him. I’m going to read this Shakespearean tragedy to prepare myself for this occasion

What is Hamlet or what is Macbeth?

500

Two-year fling devolves into civil war and multiple accounts of suicide

What is Antony and Cleopatra?

500

Name two steps from the five step structure.

What is the anticipation stage?

What is the dream stage?

What is the frustration stage?

What is the nightmare stage?

What is the destruction stage?

500

This is a significant invention that was created during the Elizabethan period in response to Shakespeare's plays

Printing press, allowed people to spread the word of his plays more

500

This drama series is influenced by Richard III. In the show, a rich and modest man gains power by murdering people, just as Richard III does.

What is House of Cards?

500

I am the boss of Carnegie Steel. I'm reading Hamlet. I'm getting ready to do this.

What is firing someone?

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