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Billy Shakes
Shakespeare's Times
The Play
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A play that ends unhappily...
Tragedy
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"Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night." A. Who said it? B. Translate to Modern English C. When (roughly) was it stated?
A. Romeo B. Did my heart ever love anyone before this moment? My eyes were liars then, because I never saw true beauty before tonight. C. When Romeo first sees Juliet at the Capulet party.
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Where I was born...
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
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The monarch of England when I began writing...
Queen Elizabeth
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What has made Romeo so sad in Act 1, scene 1?
Unrequited/unreturned love from Rosaline
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The final revolution or outcome of a tragedy.
Catastrophe
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"Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What's Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, nor arm, nor face, nor any other part belonging to a man. What's in a name? That which we call a rose by Ny other word would smell as sweet."
1. Juliet 2. It's only your name that is my enemy. You'd still be yourself even if you stopped being a Montague. What's a Montague anyway? It isn't a hand or foot or arm or face or any other part of man. Oh, be some other name! What does a name mean? The thing that we call a rose would smell just as sweet if we called it by any other name. 3. Balcony scene...to herself (soliloquy)
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I was part-owner of this theater and many of my plays were performed here...(name and location)
The Globe Theater - London, England
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Elizabeth was a strong supporter of the arts. I lived in an era known as.....
The Renaissance - a rebirth of arts and sciences
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How does Juliet learn of the time and place to be married?
Romeo gives a message to the nurse.
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A single person speaking alone on stage-with or without an audience
Monologue
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"What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, as I hate Hell, all Montagues, and thee!"
1. Tybalt 2. What? You take out your sword, then talk about peace? I hate the word peace like I hate Hell, all Montagues, and you. 3. After Benvolio tries to break up the street fight in 1.1
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My famous nickname...(and what it means!)
"The Bard of Avon" - the poet of Avon
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Sixteenth century English citizens believed in the power of....
Astrology, herbal remedies and potions (very superstitious)
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Where does Romeo go directly after he kills tybalt?
Friar Laurence's cell
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The audience knows something that a character in the play does not
Dramatic irony
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"These violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss, consume. The sweetest honey is loathsome in its own deliciousness and in the taste confounds the appetite. Therefore love moderately. Long love doth so."
1. Friar Laurence 2. These sudden joys have sudden ends. They burn up in victory like fire and gunpowder. When they meet, as in a kiss, they explode. Too much honey is delicious, but it makes you sick to your stomach. Therefore, love each other in moderation. That is the key to long-lasting love. 3. 2.6 right before he marries romeo and juliet
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The theatrical company I was a part of...
Lord Chamberlain's men (the king's men)
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Two types of globe audience members and where they sat...
Wealthy sat in balconies. Lower class sat in the pit near the stage (groundlings)
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Where does juliet go after her parents and nurse agree that juliet must marry Paris?
Friar Laurence's cell
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How many lines are in a sonnet?
14 (3 quatrains and 1 couplet)
500
"Where be these enemies?-Capulet! Montague! See what scourge is laid upon your hate, that Heaven finds means to kill your joys with love! And I, for winking at your discords, too have lost a brace of kinsmen. All are punished.
1. Prince 2. Where are these enemies? Capulet! Montague! Do you see what evil results from your hate? Because I looked the other way when your feud flared up, I have lost several members of my family as well. Everyone is punished. 3. 3.5 end
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Why I was respected by both rich and poor...
I had great variety in my plays. Long serious speeches to bawdy humor.
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A difference between a Shakespearean theatrical experience And a theatrical experience today.
In the Elizabethan Era, spectators booed, cheered, and applauded throughout the play and threw food at bad actors. In the Elizabethan Era, all actors were male. Very few props...
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What is the resolution of the play?
Capulet and Montague shake hands; the pair say that they will build golden statues of romeo and juliet to remind the people of Verona the power of true love and the need to live peacefully.