A character is treated unfairly because of who they are.
What is prejudice? (discrimination)
The children of mortal enemies fall for each other.
Who are Romeo and Juliet?
"O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?"
Romeo and Juliet
The protagonist of The Merchant of Venice
Who is Antonio
What does Shakespeare do?
What is an English playwright, poet, and actor?
What is a sonnet?
A sonnet is a type of poem
When race relations in the sixteenth-century Venice don't go terribly well
what is Othello?
"All the world's a stage . . ."
What is As You Like It?
The genre of The Merchant of Venice
What is a Shakespearean comedy? (Comedy's also correct)
When did Shakespeare die
What is April 23, 1616?
What is a poem?
A poem is an expression of feelings and ideas put into attention by rhyme, rhythm and imagery
It becomes anti semitic when a Venetian noble defaults on a loan to a Jewish Merchant
The Merchant of Venice
"I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes?"
What is The Merchant of Venice
Finish the quote "Love is blind, and _____ cannot see. . ."
Who is "Lovers?"
What is Shakespeare's most popular play?
Hamlet
This major theme contrasts strict justice with this opposing idea.
What is mercy?
An assassination of a future king due to his friend and ally
Julius Caesar
"The course of true love never did run smooth."
What is A Midsummer Night's Dream?
A woman dresses up like this job to save Antonio in court.
What is a lawyer?
How many plays has shakespeare written?
What is 38 plays? (roughly 37-39)
This theater of London is associated with Shakespeare's plays
What is Globe Theatre?
a Danish prince seeks revenge for his father's murderer
What is Hamlet?
"Hell is empty and all the devils are here"
What is The Tempest?
The movie for The Merchant of Venice is directed by
Who is Micheal Radford
How many Sonnets did Shakespeare write? (hint under 200)
154 Sonnets?