THEATRE
What is the name of the theatre associated with Shakespeare?
The Globe
The four versions of the pronoun 'du', 'dig', 'din/dit' in Shakespearean English?
Thou
Thee
Thy
Thine
The name of the historical era Shakespeare lived in?
The renaissance
What is the genre of the play?
Tragedy
How many lines in a sonnet?
14
What is the term used about a situation where there is a gap between what the character knows and what the audience knows?
Dramatic irony
The name of Shakespeare's wife?
Anne Hathaway
Complete the expression that defines how people at that time saw the universe and their own place in it: Great ... of ...
Great Chain of Being
What is the name of the two families, and which one do the two young protagonists belong to?
Montague's and Capulets.
Romeo: Montague. Juliet: Capulet.
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
A - B - A - B
C - D - C - D
E -F -E - F
G - G
What is the term used for a long speech by a character?
Soliloquy
The two names we use for the rhythm Shakespeare uses in his plays and his sonnets?
Blank verse / iambic pentameter
The father of Elizabeth I
Henry VIII
Name 9 characters, not counting the parents
Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, Mercutio, Benvolio, the Nurse, Friar Lawrence, Paris, the Prince
The date of publication of Shakespeare's sonnets
1609
What was Shakespeare's actors' company called (1603)?
The King's Men
The name of the town where Shakespeare was born and grew up?
Stratford-upon-Avon
The year England defeated the Spanish Armada?
1588
Complete the line:
That which we call a ... by any other ... would smell as ...
That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
Number of sonnets by Shakespeare, and who they are addressed to
154
A young man
The dark lady
How many plays did Shakespeare write (+/-1)? Name 5 of them.
37 plays
Complete the five Shakespearean phrases:
1. All that ... is not gold
2. In my ... eye
3. Neither rhyme nor ...
4. The world's my ...
5. A dog will have its ...
1. All that glitters is not gold
2. In my mind's eye
3. Neither rhyme nor reason
4. The world's my oyster
5. A dog will have its day
Name the two religions that fought for power, and two rulers representing each
Bloody Mary: Catholic. Ruled 1553-58
Elizabeth I: Church of England: Ruled 1558-1603
How many characters die in the play, and in what order? (+/-1)
6: Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, Juliet, Lady Capulet
18: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
130: My Mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun