Life
Who is the playwright known as "The Bard"
William Shakespeare
What is Shakespeare's shortest play?
Comedy of Errors
What is a Groundling?
A member of the audience who stood on the ground in the pit of the theater, typically paying only the equivalent of a penny for admission.
What were the three different types of plays he wrote?
Comedies, Tragedies, Histories
What careers did Shakespeare pursue?
He was a playwright, poet, writer, and actor!
What is Shakespeare's most adapted play?
Hamlet
A line of verse with 5 metrical feet of unstressed and stressed syllables.
What is the Globe Theatre?
Shakespeare's main theatre in London. A round, open-air theatre with a thatched roof.
Where and When was Shakespeare born?
Name one movie Shakespeare adaptation
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What is a Soliloquy
What is the difference between comedies and tragedies?
Comedies are funny and often end with a wedding. Tragedies are sad and end with death
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
38
(37-39)
Name one theatrical Shakespearean adaptation
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What is Antithesis?
Contrasting/opposite ideas, thoughts, words, and phrases.
Where can these words be found
"Good friend for Jesus sake forbeare,
To dig the dust enclosed here.
Blessed be the man that spares these stones,
And cursed be he that moves my bones."
Shakespeare's grave
Which play features a character that turns into a donkey?
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Give an example of a metaphor from Shakespeare.
A metaphor compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
How many words did Shakespeare invent?
Around 1,700