The _______ of ______ took place in Ancient Athens and would be a three day festival full of theater and wine.
Festival of Dionysus
What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?
Anne Hathaway
Who goes on a long monologue about Queen Mab on the way to the Capulet masquerade ball?
Mercutio
Provide a sentence using an appositive phrase.
My English teacher, Miss Cerutti, plans the best lessons.
Name two reasons why the actors in ancient Greek theater would wear masks.
- to project their voices
- to play the opposite gender
- to express emotions
The Globe - Lower class audience members would stand in the pit to watch the play
In the prologue, what major event in the play is foreshadowed?
Romeo and Juliet's deaths
Provide a sentence using a semicolon correctly.
Semicolons connect closely related sentences; also, they can use a conjunctive adverb (THAMOS) to connect two closely related sentences or independent clauses.
One of the major themes throughout Antigone is ____ law vs. ____ law; this can be seen when Antigone and Ismene are grappling between whether or not to follow Creon's law or to bury Polynices because the gods believe every human should be given a proper burial.
Civil law vs. Divine law
How many lines are in a Shakespearean sonnet?
14
Name two times the lines in the play form a sonnet
1. The prologue
2. Romeo and Juliet's first lines when they meet
In an argumentative essay, what should be the first sentence? (Or the first sentence in any essay)
the hook
What is the conflict between Antigone and Ismene that begins the play, Antigone?
Antigone wants to break Creon's law and bury Polynices; Ismene is more cautious than Antigone and does not think Antigone should break the law.
Which is poetry? Prose or Verse?
Verse
Who is the second person to die in the play and how do they die?
Tybalt is killed by Romeo after Mercutio's death
What are two things that every body paragraph needs
2. Evidence
3. Reasoning (Elaborate on/Explain the evidence)
Define civil disobedience and name the act of civil disobedience seen in Antigone.
Civil Disobedience Definition: a public, non-violent and conscientious breach of law undertaken with the aim of bringing about a change in laws or government policies.
Civil Disobedience Definition: Antigone buries Polynices, going against Creon's law, because she believes it is every human's right to be buried.
After King James became a patron, Shakespeare changed his theater troupe's name to ____.
The King's Men
Who says the last lines in the play?
The Prince
In an argumentative essay, what is the paragraph called where you address the other side of the argument?
The counterclaim