The Man, the Place, the Scoop: Shakespeare, I mean!

What is a long uninterrupted speech delivered to other characters onstage who remain silent?

The ________ shows the downfall or death of the main character.

Few props were used on stage, so information about setting was written into the ___________.

Romeo and Juliet takes place in the cities of __________ and Mantua.

 Shakes became the main writer for the _________________, a successful London theater company.

_________ and __________ are the basic units of drama.

Most of Romeo & Juliet is written in _________________.

Who is the most famous playwright of all time?

What is a fourteen-line poem of rhymed iambic pentameter called?

_____ directions, printed in italics & set off in brackets, give actors performance directions.

Most plays lasted about __________ hours.

A __________ is a play on words, usually for comic effect.

The belief in _________ is connected to the term "star-crossed lovers."

The __________, or speeches, between and among characters on stage, tells the story.

The Capulets and the Montagues are involved in a ____________ or feud.

His plays were published in the _______________ in 1623, seven years after his death.

Shakespeare was the originator of ____________ concessions to make extra money at performances.

A brief remark expressing private thoughts to the audience, not other characters, is called?

Why were plays performed during the afternoons during the Elizabethan Age?

________ ________ - a rhythm pattern with five feet per line, of unstressed/stressed syllables.