Trimester Test #02 Flashcards
(36 cards)
5 cycles of mystery plays.
- Chester
- Coventry
- Lincoln
- Towneley
- York
When and where was Shakespeare born?
April 1564 at Warwick
Who are Shakespeare’s parents?
John Shakespeare and Mary Arden.
How many children did Shakespeare’s parents had?
8 children. 4 son and 4 daughters. Shakespeare was the third child and first son.
Who was Shakespeare’s wife?
Ann Hathaway.
Who are Shakespeare’s children?
- Hamnet
- Susanna
- Judith
Who called Shakespeare’s work as of all ages?
Ben Jonson.
Who were Henry VIII wives and children?
Catherine of Aragon - Mary
Anne Boleyn - Elizabeth
Jane Seymour - Edward VI
Who was the writer of The Passionate Shepherd to His Love?
Christopher Marlowe
Who was the writer of The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd?
Sir Walter Raleigh
Who was the writer of My Lute Awake?
Sir Thomas Wyatt
What poem did Queen Elizabeth I wrote?
On Monsieur’s Departure
He perfect the sonnet.
Francesco Petrarch.
How many sonnets did Petrarch wrote?
300
Two parts of a Petrarchan Sonnet.
Octave and Sestet.
What is the pattern for the octave in a Petrarchan Sonnet?
ABBAABBA
What is the pattern for the sestet in a Petrarchan Sonnet?
Cdcdcd or cdecde
Who devised the Spencerian Sonnet?
Edward Spencer
What is the pattern for the Shakespearean sonnet?
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
What is the pattern for the Spencerian sonnet?
ABAB BCBC CDCD EE
Who were the sources of Shakespeare for history?
Plutarch for English and Holinshed for Roman.
Who popularized the English sonnet?
Henry Howard
Who translated Petrarch love poems?
Thomas Wyatt
Who devised the subplot?
Robert Greene
