Shakespear vocab part 1

Question 1

What is a sonnet

Answer 1

14 line poem usually in iambic pentameter, with three four line stanzas

Question 2

Poetry

Answer 2

concentrated lang, poduced through rhythm and sound, also called verse

Question 3

Prose

Answer 3

everyday speech

Question 4

meter

Answer 4

regular rhythmic pattern in lang.

Question 5

Iambic pentameter

Answer 5

the rhythm/ way things were written, unstressed followed by stressed syllables

Question 6

Iamb

Answer 6

unit of speech one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one

Question 7

penta

Answer 7

five meters, regular rhythmic pattern

Question 8

Why did Shakespeare write in iambic pentameter?

Answer 8

resembled natural speech, what people in that time period usually used

Question 9

Why were words important in an Elizabethan play

Answer 9

no costumes or mics so only thing really was words so they had to be good

Question 10

Archaic Language

Answer 10

Words with different meanings “Away from light steals home my heavy son”

Question 11

Omission

Answer 11

Getting rid of a word or parts of words to create rhymes

Question 12

Classical Allusion

Answer 12

indirect reference to something from Greek/Roman mythology

Question 13

Biblical Allusion

Answer 13

indirect reference to something in the bible

Question 14

Pun

Answer 14

a play on words or playing with the sounds of words to achieve particular effects

Question 15

Paradox

Answer 15

absurd statement that can be true when investigated

Question 16

Petrarchan Love

Answer 16

when love is not returned

Question 17

light imagery

Answer 17

to mark out the good and evil characters

Question 18

What year was Shakespeare born

Answer 18

1564

Question 19

When did Shakespeare die

Answer 19

April 23rd, 1616

Question 20

Where did Shakespeare live?

Answer 20

Avon

Question 21

Who were Shakespeare’s parents

Answer 21

John and Mary Arden

Question 22

What was school like during Shakespeare’s youth

Answer 22

Very long, went from 7-5 with only a small break for lunch

Question 23

when did Shakespeare drop out of school

Answer 23

He dropped out in middle school when his dad lost his fortune

Question 24

who was Shakespeare married to

Answer 24

Anne Hathaway

Question 25

Did Shakespeare and Anne have children

Answer 25

Yes, twins named Hamnet and Judith and Hamnet died from the plague at 11

Question 26

What happened through 1598-1592

Answer 26

These were the lost years where no one knew what Shakespeare was doing

Question 27

How old was Shakespeare during the lost years

Answer 27

29-34

Question 28

What was the name of the theatre built in 1599 and Shakespeare invested in

Answer 28

The Globe Theatre

Question 29

What happened to the Globe Theatre in 1613

Answer 29

It burned down

Question 30

How many total plays did Shakespeare write

Answer 30

38

Question 31

How many comedies did Shakespeare write

Answer 31

14

Question 32

How many histories did Shakespeare write

Answer 32

10

Question 33

How many tragedies did Shakespeare write

Answer 33

10

Question 34

How many romances did Shakespeare write

Answer 34

4

Question 35

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write

Answer 35

154

Question 36

what did Shakespeare leave for his wife and sons when he died

Answer 36

He left the second best bed for his wife and his money to his two son in laws

Question 37

Where was Shakespeare buried

Answer 37

The Holy Trinity Church

Question 38

What is significant about Shakespeares gravestone

Answer 38

There is an epitaph warning of a curse on it if anyone moves him

Question 39

What language did Shakespeare speak

Answer 39

He wrote in "Early Modern English" mix of old and new english, few holdovers, Not old English or middle english

Question 40

What are some sources of inspiration for Shakespeares work

Answer 40

He based a lot of his stories on other ones he had written or history/ famous poems and reworked them into new things

Question 41

Shakespeare coined words

Answer 41

Critical, majestic, dwindle

Question 42

What was the main job for women

Answer 42

marriage

Question 43

Why were plays performed in the afternoon

Answer 43

because they needed natural light, ie no stage lights

Question 44

Explain the significance of clothing during Shakespears time

Answer 44

The amount of clothes you were showed how rich you were and what silks etc

Question 45

why didnt london officials like theatres

Answer 45

bc it attracted pickpocketers diseases etc

Question 46

why werent women allowed to perform at theatres

Answer 46

it was considered immoral

Question 47

1593 how long was queen elizabeth on the thronw

Answer 47

40 yeaes

Question 48

How did Queen Elizabeth feel abouut thw plays

Answer 48

she enjoyed them and felt connected to the women roles

Question 49

why didnt queen elizabeth marry

Answer 49

did not need to share her throne, felt she was better off single, too many people ready to tend to her

Question 50

why is romeo and juliet so importnat in Shakespeare career

Answer 50

it hd some of each genre in it and was something no one had seen before, set him apart