Intro to Shakespeare Flashcards

1

Blank Verse was the way of the times, because

It resembles everyday speech
It was cool
To prove how smart they are
To be difficult on the actors

2

Shakespeare wrote in

Olde English
Only Poetry
Poetry and Prose
Only Prose

3

Shakespeare died on which Birthday?

52
60
38
49

4

To understand the symbolic art look at the

Actors
Readings
Research
Universal in the particular

5

The heightened language is

Easily recognizable
The everyday speech
Not the way people spoke in the day
The way actors spoke

6

The tip to understand the play

Use a glossary
Skip what is unrecognized
Just read it
Just plow through it

7

Shakespeare's plays were performed

During the day
Only when it would rain
At night
Early in the morning

8

The poor people who watched were known as

Earthlings
Beggars
Groundlings
Peasants

9

Shakespeare's company of performers were called

The Stratfordians
The King's Men
Lord Byron's Men
The Country Boys

10

Shakespeare wrote in

Verse
Iambic Pentameter
Olde English
Through Dictation

11

Shakespeare's Theatre was called

The Globe
The Swan
The Rose
The Ground

12

Shakespeare wrote during what era?

Shakespearean
Elizabethan
Bacon
Olde English

13

To set the scene, Shakespeare relies on

Lots of tech
Set Pieces and Props
Words
Stage Directions

14

Shakespeare's plays are categorized into the following categories except

Tragedies
History
Comedies
Sonnet Plays

15

To understand characters you should

Look at the stage directions
Just what they say
Research
Look at what they say, do, and what people say about them

16

Shakespeare's theatre closed for two years due to

He had a woman play Juliet
The plague
He was out of ideas
He was out of money

Intro to Shakespeare

Questions 16

Intro to Shakespeare

Questions 16