Shakespeare's Life
When and where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford-upon-Avon 1564
What term describes the written instructions for actors and directions?
Stage directions
What is the role of the chorus in a play?
to provide commentary or narration
Who loves Hermia at the beginning of the play?
Lysander
What is the main setting of "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
Athens and an enchanted forest
What significant event in Shakespeare's life happened in 1616?
His death
What is a soliloquy?
a speech given by a character alone on stage-when he or her speaks to themselves, relating his or her innermost thoughts and feelings as if thinking aloud.
What is the difference between a tragedy and a comedy?
a tragedy ends in sorrow, while a comedy ends happily
Who does Demetrius initially love?
Hermia
What group of characters provides comic relief in the play?
The mechanicals
Who was Shakespeare's target audience?
The general population-not just the upper-class citizens
What is a protagonist?
the main character or hero of the story
What is imagery in literature?
descriptive language that appeals to the senses
What is the relationship between Oberon and Titania?
They are the king and queen of fairies
Why does Oberon put Titania under a spell?
To steal the boy
What happened to The Globe?
It got burned down due to the sparks of a cannon going off
How does dialogue differ from a monologue?
dialogue involves two or more characters speaking, whereas a monologue is a long speech by one character
What does an aside mean in drama?
a remark made by a character that is intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters
Who is in love with Demetrius but is denied by him originally?
Helena
When Puck/Robin put the characters under the spell, who falls in love with who?
Lysander and Demetrius loves Helena.
No one loves Hermia :(
Who was a member of Shakespeare's family?
His wife, Anne Hathaway
Their three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith
His parents, John Shakespeare and Mary Arden
His brothers and sisters: Joan, Margaret, Gilbert, Anne, Richard, and Edmund
What is iambic pentameter?
a type of poetic meter that features five iambs per line
What does free verse mean?
poetry that does not follow a specific meter or rhyme scheme
What complicates the relationships among the four young lovers in the play?
A Magic Flower
Name one resolution for the play
- Hermia and Lysander get married, Helena and Demetrius get married
-the mechanicals perform their play
-Oberon gets rid of the spell on Titania