KOS plot/characters
Who is the main character of King of Shadows?
Nat Field
What was William Shakespeare’s profession?
Playwrite
Technique when something is compared e.g. like....
Simile
What disease spread through London and caused theatres to close?
The black plague
Oh please. I came here to get away from this. I thought I could get___
...away from this"
Which playwright does Nat meet when he goes back in time?
William Shakespeare.
What is the name of the theatre that Shakespeare worked at?
The Globe Theatre.
What do we call giving human qualities to non-human things?
Personification
Who was the monarch during most of Shakespeare’s career?
Queen Elizabeth I
If you have to answer questions every time, how are you ever going to learn__"
to forget?"
Why does Nat feel so connected to Shakespeare?
Because Shakespeare lost his own son, Hamnet, and Nat has lost his parents.
Name one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies.
Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear (any correct).
Repetition letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Alliteration/Consonance
Why were performances held in the daytime in Shakespeare’s England?
Because there was no stage lighting
"I suddenly realised I was thinking about him, without panic or tears, in a way that I hadn’t done...
...since he died"
What role does Nat play when he travels back in time?
Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
In which town was Shakespeare born?
Stratford-upon-Avon.
What is pathetic fallacy?
When human emotions are attributed to inanimate objects, nature, or animals.
Other than plays, what was another form of entertainment?
Animal baiting/animal baiting
I was part…of his company, safe in the small family world of the theatre....
I never wanted it to end
How does Nat’s time travel experience help him in the modern world?
He gains confidence, a sense of belonging, a deeper understanding of himself, etc.
How old was Shakespeare when he died?
52 years old
What is juxtaposition?
Two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
What was the audience that stood in the yard of the Globe Theatre called?
Groundlings
"It wasn't because he was William Shakespeare, I just knew that I liked being with him,...
...more than anyone I knew"