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The year Shakespeare was born
1564
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What was Shakespeare"s most common nickname?
the Bard
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Who made up the audiences at Shakespeare's plays?
all people
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When the audience knows something the characters do not
What is dramatic irony
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What did the audience do if they didn't like the performance?
They would boo and throw things like rotten fruit at the actors.
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The three types of plays Shakespeare wrote?
Comedies, Tragedies, and Histories
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Shakespeare was born in which country?
England
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Why did men play all parts?
It was morally unacceptable at the time for women to be on stage.
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A lengthy speech made by a character alone on stage
What is a soliloquy
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What did Shakespeare leave his wife in his will?
a bed
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Shakespeare's birthplace
Stratford-Upon-Avon
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How old was Shakespeare when he married?
18
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What year did Shakespeare die in?
1616
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A speech made by a single character in a play
What is a monologue
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During Shakespeare's time, what forced theaters to close?
Bubonic Plague
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The number of plays Shakespeare wrote
37
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Shakespeare was an actor, playwright, and shareholder of the acting company called Lord Chamberlain's Men. After the death of Queen Elizabeth I, this troupe was renamed _______ for its new King and patron, King James I.
What is (are) the King's Men
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Shakespeare's plays were only performed by ________ actors
male
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A line delivered by character as if the other characters on stage could not hear
What is an aside
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Susanna
Shakespeare's oldest child
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Who did Shakespeare marry? How old was she?
Anne Hathaway (not the actress), 26
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Shakespeare is regarded as quite humorous in his writing. He uses forms of words that have two or more meanings as a way to create humor. This rhetorical device is called a
a pun
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Those who stood instead of paying for a seat to watch a play were called
Groundlings/poor people
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pretty ugly, jumbo shrimp, seriously funny and small crowd all examples of ___
Oxymoron
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The theatre we relate to Shakespeare
The Globe Theatre