Shakespeare Flashcards
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‘a
A
he
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a’
A
on
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an’ or and
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if
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Anon!
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Soon! Right away! Coming!
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Q
but
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if, or only
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Q
Good-den or go-den
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Good evening
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Q
hap or happy
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luck or lucky
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humor
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mood, or moisture
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Jack
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common fellow, ordinary guy
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maid
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unmarried girl, or virgin
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mark/hark
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listen to
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nice
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trivial, foolish
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shrift
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confession or forgiveness
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owes
A
owns
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Soft!
A
Quiet! Hush!
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Stay!
A
Wait!
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Withal
A
with that, with
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wot
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know
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Wherefore
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why
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Ere
A
before
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Dost/doth
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do/does
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Thou/thee
A
you
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Whither
A
to where
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Hast
A
have
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iambic pentameter
each unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable (think of the word prefer), for a total of 5 (5 = pent) units (iambs) in each line.
a. Each unit (1 unstressed and 1 stressed) is considered 1 iamb (hence the name, iambic pentameter).
b. But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
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Blank verse
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
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Couplets
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme (think, a couple is two people, so a couplet is two lines).
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End-stopped line
Has punctuation at its end
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Run-on line
No punctuation at the end of the line, meaning it is to be read continuously with the following lines (you do not pause at the end of a line unless there is punctuation).
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Shakespearean Sonnet
14 lines written in iambic pentameter, with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg (the prologue is a sonnet).
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aught
anything
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coz
short for cousin; used to refer to relatives or close friends
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e’er
ever
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God gi’ go-den
God give you a good evening
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hence
from here
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hie
hurry
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hither
here
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marry
a short form of “by the Virgin Mary” and so a mild exclamation
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morrow
morning
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naught
nothing
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o’er
over
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prithee
pray thee, or please
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sirrah
a term used to address a servant
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thither
where
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yond, yonder
over there
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Tragic Hero
-The protagonist, or central character
-usually fails or dies because of a character flaw or a cruel twist of fate
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Antagonist
-the adversary or hostile force opposing the protagonist
-can be a character, a group of characters, or a nonhuman entity
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Foil
-s character whose personality and attitude contrast sharply of those with another character
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Soliloquy
-a speech given by a character alone
-exposes a character's thoughts and feelings to the audience
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Aside
- a character's remark that others on stage cannot hear
-reveals the character's private thoughts
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Dramatic Irony
-when the audience knows more than the characters
-helps build suspense
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Comic Relief
- a humorous scene or speech intended to relieve tension
-heightens the seriousness of the main action by contrast
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whence
from where
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tither
there
