The Bard
On the 23rd of April 1564
When was Shakespeare barn?
Across the River Thames
Where is the Globe located?
white flag
What was a comedy?
A pair of star-cross’d lovers that take their life
Who were Romeo and Juliet?
Verona
Where is the play Romeo and Juliet set?
Stratford Upon-Avon
Where was Shakespeare born?
No women
What is the main difference between the theatre today and back then?
Black and red flags
What were a tragedy and historical plays?
group of lines forming a unit, like a paragraph in prose
What is a stanza?
Romeo and Juliet get engaged (balcony scene), RJ get married, fight scene, banishment; the plot thickens with bad plans gone worse
What is the rising action?
154
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
Elisabeth I
What monarch helped Shakespeare with his theatre?
It burned to the ground in 1613
What happened to the original Globe Theater?
ABABCDCDEFEFGG
What is the rhyme pattern of a sonnet?
Everybody shows up, the story comes out (Friar explains everything)
What is the falling action?
26
How old was his wife when she married Shakespeare?
There was going to be a play
What did the flags indicate?
This was used to cool the building since they didn't have electricity
Why was the roof built that way? What convenience was society lacking that we enjoy today?
an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (today)
(da dum) (like a heartbeat)
What is an iamb?
Romeo and Juliet realise they are in love with their enemy!
What is the inciting incident?
Twins
Who were Judith and Hamnet?
Groundlings- 1 penny
Bench in lower galleries- 2 pennies
Lord's room- 6 pennies or more
How much did it cost to see a play?
Commoners (poor fans of Shakespeare) who would pay a penny to stand in front of the stage.
What was the penny public (groundlings)?
3 quatrains (4 lines each) and a couplet (two lines)
Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gg
What is the Structure of a Shakespearean Sonnet?
Capulet and Montague make peace
What is the resolution?