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Shakespeares England
Shakespeare's Theater
Drama
Figurative Language
Miscellaneous
100
The year Shakespeare was born
What is 1564?
100
The theater in which Shakespeare's plays were performed
What is The Globe?
100
a play with a somber tone, a fatal flaw, and the fall of a noble character?
What is a tragedy?
100
My house is like a prison is an example of this.
What is simile?
100
words in brackets that tell actors when to enter and exit, or what to do.
What are stage directions?
200
Shakespeare's country of origin
What is England?
200
This group was not allowed to be actors during this time period
Who are women?
200
Romeo and Juliet is this type of Shakespeare play.
What is a tragedy?
200
My house is a prison when I am grounded. is an example of this type of figurative language
What is metaphor?
200
A character in a play who is meant to lighten the mood.
What is comic relief?
300
The queen during Shakespeare's time
Who is Queen Elizabeth?
300
Those who stood in the pit and paid 1 penny
Who are groundlings?
300
A Shakespeare play with a love story, a complex plot, and mistaken identity.
What is a comedy?
300
The spider was the size of a car! is an example of this type of figurative language
What is hyperbole?
300
A comment made by a character spoken to the audience that the other characters do not hear
What is an aside?
400
The religion of the queen
What is Protestant?
400
An area of the stage hidden behind a curtain that concealed actors before they were discovered.
What is the discovery space?
400
Words spoken by a character that reveal their inner thoughts
What is soliloquy?
400
The boy bounced boldly through the big door. is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is alliteration?
400
The thing that sets in motion the tragic downfall of a noble character in a tragedy.
What is tragic flaw?
500
The language in which Shakespeare wrote
What is early modern English?
500
Thought to be the best seats in The Globe
What is the Lord's Room?
500
A long speech by one character that can be heard by other characters
What is a monologue?
500
The clock looks lonely on the wall by the door. is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
500
a short account of an event.
What is an anecdote?