Which is true about the Elizabethan Theaters?

All of the actors were men, it was illegal for women to be onstage., Theaters were closed because they were “immoral, If the play wasn’t good the audience would throw things at the actors

a character's remark that others on stage do not hear

Which best describes the exposition?

The conflict and characters are established and the audience takes sides.

A character whose personality is opposite the hero

Which best describes the plot of a tragedy?

Setting, complications, deeper disaster, death of main characters.

a speech given by a character alone

What is an antagonist?

A hostile force/character that opposes the hero

Which best describes a tragedy play?

Noble protagonist placed in a situation with heightened stress.

What is dramatic irony?

when the audience knows more than the characters

a joke resulting from words with similar sounds

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Shakespeare Introduction

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1
What are the two types of plays that Shakespeare wrote?
Romances & Comedies
Tragedies & Comedies
Tragedies & Dramas
Romances & Dramas
2
Which is true about the Elizabethan Theaters?
They would only run late during night and candles were used.
All of the actors were men, it was illegal for women to be onstage.
Theaters were closed because they were “immoral
If the play wasn’t good the audience would throw things at the actors
3
Where is Shakespeare from?
Verona Italy
Stratford Upon Avon
Stratford Ontario
Elizabethan Times
4
Who was Shakespeare's wife?
Juliet Capulet
Audrey Hepburn
Jennifer Lawrence
Anne Hathaway
5
What is an aside?
a character who is opposite the hero
a character's remark that others on stage do not hear
a speech given by a character alone
when the audience knows more than the charactersa
6
Which best describes the exposition?
Things begin to look as if the bad guys are going to win.
The good guys win and although there could be a twist or turn.
The conflict and characters are established and the audience takes sides.
Suspense builds up as the “good guys” and the “bad guys” make moves.
7
What is a foil?
when the audience knows more than the characters
the opposing force in the story
the hero of the story
A character whose personality is opposite the hero
8
Which best describes the plot of a tragedy?
Setting, complications, deeper disaster, death of main characters.
Setting, complications, death of characters, happy ending.
Setting, complications, fantasy solution, marriages.
Setting, marriages, death, peace.
9
A monologue is a long uninterrupted speech given by one character onstage to everyone.
False
True
10
What is a soliloquy?
a speech given by a character alone
a character's remark that others on stage do not hear
when the audience knows more than the characters
a humorous scene or speech
11
How many kids did Shakespeare have with Anne Hathaway?
1
3
0
2
12
What is an antagonist?
the main character/hero
A hostile force/character that opposes the hero
when the audience knows more than the characters
a character who is the opposite personality of the hero
13
Which best describes a tragedy play?
Has a happy ending involving marriages between the unmarried characters.
Dramatizations of real historical figures.
Noble protagonist placed in a situation with heightened stress.
It is as if the character is unknowingly sealing his or her fate.
14
What is dramatic irony?
a character's remark
A humorous scene or speech intended to relive tension
When the stage is made of iron
when the audience knows more than the characters
15
What is a pun?
a character that is used for comic relief
a tragic moment when someone dies
an Elizabeathan word
a joke resulting from words with similar sounds
16
Which theater did Shakespeare perform most of his plays in?
The William
The Pantages
The Elizabethan
The Globe

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