shakespeare Flashcards
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who was W. Shakespeare?
the English poet and playwright (= writer of plays), often described as the greatest writer in the English language
where and when was Shakespeare born?
he was born in Stratford -upon - Avon on 23 April 1564.
whose son was Shakespeare?
he was the eldest son of a wealthy glove maker and wool merchant
which school did Shakespeare attend?
the local grammar school
when and who did Shakespeare marry?
he married Anne Hathaway in 1582, and they had 3 children
which theatre company (družini) did Shakespeare join and when?
he joined a leading theatre company in London called the Chamberlain’s Men in 1588
at which theatre did Shakespeare preform?
the Globe Theatre
which of his poems are best known?
The Sonnets, a series of love poems addressed to an unknown man and a dark lady. The poems are famous for their beautiful language and strong emotions
when and where did he die?
he died in 1616 in Stratford - upon - Avon
how many plays did he write?
36 plays. they are his most famous works and he wrote them for the London stage
name 4 of his comedies
The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, Twelfth Night
name 4 of his history plays
Richard II, Richard III, Henry IV and Henry V
name 4 of his tragedies
Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet
name 2 romances
The Winter’s Tale and The Tempest
which 2 plays don’t fit easily into any group?
The Merchant of Venice and Measure for Measure
why are his plays admired?
they are admired for their poetic language, dramatic technique and literary style
Shakespeare on stage
his plays are regularly staged all over the world. In Britain they are often performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. At the new Globe Theatre, plays are presented in conditions similar to those experienced by audiences in Shakespeare’s time. Many actors consider performing major roles such as Hamlet, Othello and Lady Macbeth to be the height of their stage careers. His plays are constantly being reinterpreted by new generations of theatre directors, but the actors continue to speak their lines in the original Elizabethan English
some of his plays have been made into…
operas, musicals and films
what is a collection of his plays (zbirka njegovih drama) called?
the First Folio edition –> John Heminge and Henry Condell gathered together all of The Bard’s manuscripts shortly after Shakespeare’s death and printed them into that Folio
what is a sonnet?
a poem consisting of 14 lines with rhymes arranged according to one or other of certain definite schemes, of which Petrarchan and the Elizabethan are the principal
scheme of rhymes of the sonnets of Shakespeare
a b a b c d c d e f e f g g
when were his sonnets printed?
in 1609, but they probably date from the 1590s
what are his sonnets about?
most of them trace the course of the writer’s affection for a young man of rank and beauty
how many sonnets were there and who issued them?
the complete sequence of 154 sonnets was issued by Thomas Thorpe in 1609 with a dedication to Mr W.H., the onlie begetter of these sonnets
