Shakespeare Flashcards

(61 cards)

1
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Love is blind

A

Love can make people ignore faults or flaws

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To break the ice

A

To initiate a conversation in a social setting

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3
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To wear your heart on your sleeve

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To openly display emotions

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4
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A heart of gold

A

A very kind and generous nature

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5
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It’s all Greek to me

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Completely incomprehensible; not understood

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6
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All that glitters is not gold

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Not everything that looks valuable is actually valuable

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7
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To vanish into thin air

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To disappear without a trace

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8
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There’s a method to my madness

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There is a purpose or reason behind strange behavior

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9
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The green-eyed monster

A

Jealousy

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10
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Good riddance

A

Express relief at someone or something’s departure

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11
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Break a leg

A

Wish someone good luck (especially in theater)

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12
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The show must go on

A

Despite difficulties continuing with determination

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13
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To get into the groove

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To become comfortable or perform well in an activity

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14
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To run the show

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To be in control or lead

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15
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To steal the show

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To attract the most attention or praise

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16
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To wait in the wings

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To be ready to take action but remain in the background

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17
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To drag your feet/heels

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To delay or be reluctant to act

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18
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To be in the spotlight

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To be the center of attention

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19
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To make an entrance

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To arrive in a way that draws attention

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20
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To make an exit

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To leave in a noticeable or dramatic way

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21
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To upstage somebody

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To attract attention away from someone else

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22
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A hard act to follow

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Something very impressive that makes subsequent efforts seem inferior

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23
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The cast

A

actors in a performance

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A gesture

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body language/motion as communication

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A playwright
author of plays
26
A script
story for a performance
27
The props
objects on a stage to contribute to the scenery
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A rehearsal
preparation for a performance
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A tragedy
tragic drama; disaster; catastrophe
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A comedy
funny or light play
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A seat
chair
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An actor
male performer
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An actress
female performer
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A director
professional in the theatre field that orchestrates and oversees a production
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A character
a role
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To evoke
to stimulate or produce a feeling
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A plot twist
radical change in the story line
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To attend something
to be present at
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An audience
group of observers
40
A costume
set of clothes
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To act out
to perform in a play
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A tale
a story
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To make an appearance
to appear in a performance
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An aisle
a passage between rows of seats
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To refer to
on the subject of
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The lines
text in a play or poem
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A verse
a line in a poem
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A round of applause
a show of approval and appreciation by clapping
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The setting
the scenery
50
A narrator
storyteller
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The lead
the most important role
52
A metaphor
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things
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A rhyme
verses that have the same sound
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A villain
an evil character
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An extract
an excerpt
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To bow
inclining your body as a token of salutation
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To boo
an utterance to show disapproval
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To recite
say aloud
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True to life
realistic
60
Dull
boring or uninteresting
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Extraordinary
remarkable