Shakespeare and Dramatic Terms

A character who contrasts the protagonist to highlight the qualities of the protagonist is...

Low comedy relies on physical humor and ridiculous situations.

When the significance of a character’s words / actions is clear to the audience, but not to the character, it's called

What is Bardology?

In Shakespeare's time, women...

A prolonged speech given by one character is...

What is high comedy as a dramatic term?

What types of plays did Shakespeare write?

A Shakespeare play based on a historical narrative, often set in the medieval or early modern past is called...

When did Shakespeare live?

Shakespeare wrote nearly 40 plays and over 150 sonnets.

Define Aside as a dramatic term.

What is the Great Chain of Being?

What is the belief in the humor of black bile, associated with the earth?

Shakespeare is famous for writing many creative insults.

Shakespeare invented over 1700 new words and phrases still used today.

What is the humor of blood, associated with fire?

Excessive pride that leads to a character's downfall is...

A group of actors who describe or comment upon the action in a play is called the...

A flaw in the protagonist of a tragedy that brings the protagonist to ruin or sorrow is called a...

Shakespeare's audience believed people could improve their lives through social mobility.

What is the humor of phlegm, associated with water?

Most of Shakespeare's plays are inspired by history or classical literature.

Shakespeare was highly educated with degrees in English, history, & 3 languages.

A ten syllable line with five sets of two syllables is called...

Where did Shakespeare live and perform for most of his life?

Only the wealthy could afford to watch Shakespeare's plays.

A character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that brings on a tragedy is called...

A Shakespearean play about a great person destined through a tragic flaw or fate to a downfall is called...

A Shakespeare play with a light-hearted theme, happy ending, and often marriages is called...

The character who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with the hero or protagonist is called the...

The unspoken thoughts and motives of the character / the meaning behind the words of a character is called the...

Shakespeare's audience belived in ghosts, witches, and the supernatural.

A monologue delivered by one character alone on stage is called...

Shakespeare never married or had children.

An amusing scene in the midst of a serious or tragic scene in a play is called...

Shakespeare was only a writer, never an actor.

The feeling or tone evoked through the performance is called the...

The leading character or central figure in the story is called the...

What is the humor of yellow bile, associated with the air?