Who were the groundlings?

people who stood on the ground to watch the play

What is comic relief?

light or funny incident that relieves sadness in a tragedy

What is an example of an iamb?

window, but soft, today, prefer

What is foreshadowing?

clues that hint at what is going to happen

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1
Name two other plays by Shakespeare?
Hatchet and Macbeth
Hamlet and Macbeth
The Odyssey and Hamlet
The Illiad and Hamlet
2
Who were the groundlings?
people who lived on the ground
people who did not watch the plays
people who stood on the ground to watch the play
People who sat on the second level to watch the play
3
What is comic relief?
scanning a line of poetry
contrasting character
light or funny incident that relieves sadness in a tragedy
clues that hint what will happen next
4
What year was Shakespeare born? What year did Shakespeare die?
1800-2000
1564-1616
1523-1600
1645-1731
5
What is Iambic Pentameter?
5 iambs in a line or poetry
3 iambs in a line of poetry
6 iambs in a line of poetry
4 iambs in a line of poetry
6
What is Blank Verse?
Taylor Swift's song
a song
Invisible Words
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
7
What does foil mean?
contrasting character
scanning a line in poetry
clues that hint at what will happen next
light or funny incident that relieves sadness in a tragedy
8
What is an example of an iamb?
window
but soft
today
prefer
9
Who was Shakespeare Royal Patrons?
Queen Beyonce and King Jay Z
Queen Monica and King Joseph
Queen Ms. Sebera
Queen Elizabeth and King James
10
Name the theatre we associate with Shakespeare.
First Energy Theatre
Playhouse Square
Fetty Wap's Palace
The Globe Theatre
11
What is foreshadowing?
light or funny incident that relieves sadness in a tragedy
contrasting character
determining the meter in a line of poetry
clues that hint at what is going to happen
12
What does scanning a line in poetry mean?
not reading the poem
determining meter in a poem
5 iambs in a line
reading the poem
13
What is Shakespeare wife's name?
Nikki Minaj
Elizabeth Jones
Anne Hathaway
Rachael Scott
14
Where was Shakespeare born and buried?
Las Vegas
Cleveland
Stratford
St. Louis

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