William Shakespeare
The years Shakespeare lived.
What is 1564-1616?
Meaning of the word "jocund."
cast thy nighted color off.
What is "stop wearing these black clothes"?
The rhetorical appeal most associated with credibility.
What is "ethos"?
I will catch the conscience of the king!
Who is Prince Hamlet?
Verse most often used by Shakespeare. (Must be pronounced AND spelled correctly.)
What is "iambic pentameter"?
Fill in the missing word for this phrase:
Oh, my __________ soul!
-Prince Hamlet
What is "prophetic"?
What is a "sword"?
When Gertrude says The lady doth protest too much, methinks she is referring to this play.
What is The Mousetrap?
Lights, lights, lights!
Who is Polonius?
Nickname given to the poet and playwright.
What is "The Bard"?
Fill in the missing words for this phrase:
With _______ in funeral, and with ________ in marriage.
What is "mirth" and "dirge"?
Apparition.
What is a "ghostly figure"?
The genres Shakespeare wrote in.
To sleep, perchance to dream--ay, there's the rub.
Who is Prince Hamlet?
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark was performed approximately during these years.
What is 1599-1601?
The act of talking to one's self in a play.
What is a "soliloquy"?
Buzz, buzz.
What is "yawn" or "snore"?
The Greek word for "situational time."
What is "kairos"?
Be thou familiar but by no means vulgar . . .
Neither a borrower or lender be . . .
To thine own self be true . . .
Who is Polonius?
Name four plays by Shakespeare.
What are . . . ?
Recite one line from Hamlet's well-known soliloquy, other than the first line: To be or not to be, that is the question.
What is . . . ?
Oh, my offence is rank!
-Claudius
What is "Oh, my crime is rotten, it stinks"?
The art of speaking or writing effectively; persuasive.
What is "rhetoric"?
Said to ghost the first time it appears: Peace, break thee off. Look where it comes again!