Shakespeare's Life
April 23, 1616
This person was the ruler of England when Shakespeare began his acting career
Queen Elizabeth the First
Thine means this
Yours
Communication between two or more characters
Dialogue
The main character of the story
Hamlet
Shakespeare's age when he married Anne Hathaway
Eighteen
This Ruler decided to patronize Shakespeare's acting troupe in 1603
King James the First
Afeared means this
Afraid
A pattern of end rhymes in poetry
Rhyme Scheme
The main character's father
King Hamlet (the ghost)
The time frame of Shakespeare's life between 1585 and 1592 is called this
The Lost Years
The Globe theater was originally built in this year
1599
Qhoth means this
Quoted/said
A comparison by replacing one item with another to indicate intangible meaning
metaphor
The main character's mother
Queen Gertrude
This child of Shakespeare died
Hamnet
The Globe theater was built in a circle shape for this primary reason
Acoustic Amplification
Gage means this
Sworn oath or promis
Communication of a single character to the audience expression the characters thoughts, feelings, and decisions.
Soliloquy
The main character's evil uncle who married his mother
Claudius
Shakespeare wrote this many plays
37
This type of sword was frequently used on the stage in Shakespeare's time
Rapier
Forsooth means this
In truth
A pattern consisting of 10 beats per line in 5 joined pairs of unstressed and stressed syllables
Iambic Pentameter
The main character's best friend
Horatio
Either of these poems were the first to get Shakespeare noticed as a writer. Both were paid for by the Earl of South Hampton. (one is sufficient)
Venus Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece
The pamphlet written by a king was a driving force for the Salem Witch Trials
Demonology
Mark means this
Listen
Brief communication to the audience in the middle of action that is not acknowledge by characters on the stage.
Aside
The main character's college friends
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern