Shakespeare Biography
Shakespeare & The Globe Theater
Shakespeare Facts
Types of Comedy
Shout Out To Sonnets
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1564

When was he born ?

100

Bubonic Plague

Which plague closed the theater in 1603 & 1608?

100

3 children

How many children did he have?

100

Low Comedy

What type of comedy is primarily on the situation or series of events? (straight forward/easy to understand - physical mishaps, slapstick)

100

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

What is the rhyme scheme of a sonnet?

200

Stratford-Upon-Avon

Where was he born ?

200

tragedy, comedy and history

What type of plays did he write ?

200

38

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

200

High Comedy

What type of humor is primarily focused on characters, dialogue, or ideas?(clever word play, wit, pointed responses, opinionated, not obvious)

200

Quatrain

What is a stanza of four lines?

300

1592

What was the year Shakespeare's name first appeared in print?

300

Black, Red, White

What were the colors of the flags flown over the Globe Theater ?

300

Anne Hathaway

What was Shakespeare's wife's name?

300

Physical mishaps, slap-stick, dramatic irony

What is low comedy?

300

Line 9

What is the 'turn' of a sonnet?

400

1623

What year was Shakespeare's Folio published?

400

a famous tragedy (that you will read in high school)

What type of play is "Romeo and Juliet" ?

400

"In a pickle", "Elbow", "Wear your heart on your sleeve'

What were words and phrases he added to our language?

400

political cartoons, satire, puns

What is high comedy?

400

154

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

500

 52 

How old was Shakespeare when he died ?

500

 A Midsummer Night's Dream 

What is the play we will read in class?


500

The Groundlings

What were the names of the people who stood in the pit?

500

SNL Star Wars skit & Big Bang Theory

What are tv shows that feature high comedy ?

500

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

What is a metaphor in sonnet 18