Shakespeare 1 Flashcards

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Elizabethan age dates

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1485-1625

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2
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why did Henry break from the Catholic Church

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wanted a divorce from Catherine of Aragon

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3
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what happen in 1588

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England became one of the greatest sea powers of the world by defeating Spanish Armada

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4
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French for renaissance

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rebirth

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5
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where did the renaissance began and when

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italy and 14th century

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what new form of literature did skaespear bring & what was this time Called

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lyric poem in sonnet form and the poetic drama. known as the age of poetry

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7
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only significant prose writing was?

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king James (bible)

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8
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what institution helped support writing as a legit profession

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acting companies, universities and courts

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9
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when and who was Shakespeare born to

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John and Mary April 23 1564

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10
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John- Shakespeare’s dad was well respected member in what

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Stanford upon Avon

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11
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who and when did shakespeare mary

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anne Hathaway 1582

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12
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when and what did shakesspear do when he returned from London

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bought the New Place estate 1595

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what did he name the New Place and when did it open

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the globe theater and in 1599

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14
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when did shakespeare die and were was he buried

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1616 holy trinity church

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15
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Comedies

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-romantic fantasies designed to delight and amuse the audiences

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16
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Histories

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illustrate the moral lessons to be learned from the crimes of ambitious and treacherous leaders of the state

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Tragedies-

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deal with death, morality, and destruction and show how the breaking of a moral law leads to disaster eventually

18
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where were the play 1st preformed

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the globe, a theater located across the Thames river from London in the suburb of the Southwark

19
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how much did less wealthy people pay to stand in the yard of the globe

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penny and around 2,000 people did it

20
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Dramatic conventions used during this time

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No women appeared in plays

Women roles were played by boys who were apprentices to the company

21
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Soliloquy

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he actor is alone on stage speaking to himself

22
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Aside

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actor speaking words that the other characters on stage were not supposed to hear

23
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shakespeares 1st play

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lord Chamberlin men in 1595

24
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Where does tragedy come from?

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The greek philosopher Aristotle

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6 parts of tragedy
``` Plot - dramatic structure Character Thought Diction -delivery/ elocution Spectacle - vision demonstration Melody - musical / fluidity ```
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What defines Shakespearean
``` A tragic hero The tragic flaw of hamartia Reversal of fortune Catharsis (emotion) Restoration of social order ```
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The tragic hero
The tragic hero is a character that the audience can identify with features fatal flaw that exposes weakness
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Tragic hero
The hero has one flaw or weakness (pride) aka hamartia
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Reversal of fortune
Renaissance audiences were familiar with the “wheel of fortune” or “fickle fate”
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Catharsis
Catharsis’ is the audience purging of emotion through pity, fear, anger, etc
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Restoration of social order
private element | play cannot end till society is at peace once again