hilty honor sophomore exam study guide spring 2025

The repetition of vowel sounds

Why would theaters regularly be closed

  29. the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object.

Who was the most popular playwright in Shakespeare’s time

every shakespearean play has five acts

question posed for its persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply 

An apparently contradictory statement that reveals some truth.

pairs of contradictory words

___________ broke from the Catholic Church and started the Church of England because he wanted an annulment

Very brief account of an incident.

their mother was Anne Boleyn

Who was the most important Monarch during Shakespeare’s time?

How was the theater in Shakespeare’s time like modern show business?

renissance means birth

Why was attending plays a common denominator between the contrasting classes?

speech delivered by a character alone on stage to allow people to know what he orshe is thinking or feeling.

Instead of elaborate sets, what did theaters rely on for “scenery"

 1.     Theatres were built in a ____________________________style space

Why were performances held in the afternoons?

1.What is(are)the main components that audiences, as well as critics, wanted to see?

renissance means rebirth

Why were the costumes of the actors so elegant?

A person who studies languages is a _____________________

city officials didnt like the theatre due to political reasons and plague outbreak

act five is called the catastrophe

what genre is othello

what of the following facts is NOT true about Shakespeare

It was illegal for anyone under the rank of count, or countess, to wear what color?

women werent allowed on stage

The humorous (usually) use of a word or phrase to suggest two or more meanings at the sametime

what is NOT an example of what Shakespeare’s writing that makes his work seem contemporary, or modern?