Elizabethan Theatres
The queen of England who was a big patron of the arts.
Queen Elizabeth
Shakespeare was born here
Stratford on Avon
Romeo and Juliet's last names.
Romeo Montague, Juliet Capulet.
Two characters with opposite personalities on stage.
Foil
The play opens with an introduction, the vocabulary word for this is...
Prologue
The first English theatre, built by James Burbage, had this creative name
The Theatre
The name of Shakespeare's wife
Anne Hathaway
The name of Juliet's cousin, who has a quick temper and loves a fight.
Tybalt
Dramatic Irony
The setting of the play Romeo and Juliet.
Verona Italy
This group of people were forbidden from acting on the stage in Elizabethan England
Women
The name of Shakespeare's children (Must name all 3!)
Susanna, Hamnet, Judeth
The name of Romeo's cousin, who is mild mannered and tries his best to keep the peace.
Benvolio
A speech given alone on stage to expose inner feelings.
Soliloquy
The Prince threatens the next person to start a fight with this punishment.
This tragic event happened to many English theatres, including the original Globe Theatre
It burned down.
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
37
A 14 line poem with an ABABCDCDEFEFGG rhyme scheme.
Sonnet
Why wasn't Romeo at the street fight at the start of the play? What was he doing?
He was being sad over Rosaline's rejection.
When a play was put on at The Globe, a flag would be flown to show there was a show that day. What were the three types of plays Shakespeare wrote?
Tragedy, Comedy, History
Shakespeare's birthday is thought to be on this date
April 23rd, 1564
Romeo's good friend, who delivers a speech about a fairy who delivers people dreams.
Mercutio.
Shakespeare structured his plays using this metered beat, where each line contains stressed and unstressed syllables (10 syllables total per line)
Iambic Pentameter
Why does Juliet say the line "My only love, sprung from my only hate"