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Shakespeare background & Drama Vocabulary & Concepts
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Shakespeare funded the bulk of money need to build ...
Statford-upon-Avon
The Rose theater
London Bridge
The Globe theater
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In drama, a
tragedy
is defined as
a story with a bad ending
a story where the main character dies
story where the main character brings misfortune on himself
a story where everyone dies
3
The ___ is the hero or leading character with whom the audience sympathizes
Foil
Protagonist
Antagonist
Comic Relief
4
What is ironic about the accepted date of Shakespeare's death?
It was his birthday.
It was the same day King James I died.
It was Christmas day.
It was the same day his son died.
5
a release of emotions; the purpose of a tragedy
blank verse
catharsis
comic relief
hubris
6
Who was Shakespeare's wife?
Elizabeth Taylor
Anne Boleyn
Anne Hathaway
Mary Grace
7
a character gives a speech alone on stage, to audience, about their feelings/thoughts
dialogue
soliloquy
aside
monologue
8
Who was the second monarch to rule during Shakespeare's lifetime?
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth I
Henry VIII
James I
9
The action at the end of a tragedy, an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.
complication
climax
comic relief
catastrophe
10
King Henry VIII breaks from the Catholic Church to form ...
The Deathly Hallows
The illuminati
The Church of Britain
The Church of England
11
relates a series of events in a person's life, ending with a catastrophe; brings out emotions
comedy
tragedy
drama
history
12
Plays that focus on famous English monarchs or world leaders
comedy
tragedy
drama
history
13
Which is NOT one of the types of plays that Shakespeare wrote?
history
documentary
comedy
tragedy
14
What happened to some noble women who tried to imitate Queen Elizabeth's style?
They suffered from broken ribs.
They fractured their skulls.
They were jailed.
They died of lead poisoning.
15
What are stage directions?
instructions to the actors, not spoken outloud
narration between scenes
notes to the audience in the playbill
directors notes
16
What is a
tragic flaw
?
the reason you can't date the person you like
a characteristic that causes the main character's problem
a really big mistake
a natural disaster that ruins someone's life
17
Shakespearean language is considered what linguistic period?
Early Modern English
Middle English
Old English
Modern English
18
a remark spoken by a character on stage that is meant to be heard by only select people
monologue
soliloquy
aside
dialogue
19
Dramatic speech between two or more characters in a play is called...
dialogue
soliloquy
aside
monologue
20
What normally happens at the end of a Shakespearean comedy?
A fight
A wedding
Everyone dies
the audience throws rotten food at the actors
21
What was the nickname of Queen Elizabeth's Catholic half sister?
Mary the Mild
Mary the Elder
Bloody Mary
Mary the Martyr
22
a focal character who experiences a tragic downfall & with whom the audience sympathizes with
foil
tragic hero
protagonist
antagonist
23
Which type of dramatic character is an adversary or hostile force to the main character
Foil
Tragic Hero
Protagonist
Antagonist
24
a humorous scene or speech in a serious work used to relieve the emotional intensity
hubris
dramatic irony
comic relief
catharsis
25
A favorite treat for Renaissance children to eat was...
gingerbread
ice cream
banana bread
chocolate cookies
26
clue that something will happen
flashback
catastrophe
dramatic irony
foreshadowing
27
Hubris is...
self-obsession
The reversal of fortune
Excessive pride
The fatal flaw
28
This event drew such large crowds that minstrels, cooks, street performers, and ale merchants?
a knighting ceremony
a baptism
a holiday feast
a public execution
29
Which of Shakespeare's children died at 11 years old?
Judith
Hamlet
Hamnet
Susanna
30
A common rhythm in poems and sonnets with 10 syllables per line and 5 feet
aside
iambic pentameter
blank verse
sonnet
31
What was the name of Shakespeare's original acting company?
The Shakespearience
Lord Chamberlin's Men
The Traveling Wilburies
The Scops
32
the audience knows something that the characters do not
foreshadowing
dramatic irony
catharsis
hubris
33
A story written to be acted for an audience
prologue
drama
catharsis
sonnet
34
Which item was NOT used by Queen Elizabeth to make her waist appear extra small & her hips extra wide?
farthingale hoop
bumroll bustle
spanx
corset
35
Shakespeare wrote during a time of flourishing literature, art, science, and philosophy called
the Inquisition
English Renaissance
English Reformation
Protestant
