Elements of Drama and Shakespeare Intro

A story is a prose narrative, but a play consists entirely of the characters’ ________________.

Shakespeare had 3 children. Their names were...

Shakespeare wrote all of the following plays except ______________.

A(n) __________ is the presentation of serious and important actions that end unhappily.

The poetry in Shakespeare’s plays is written in __________________.

In his play Henry V, Shakespeare called his theater a(n) ____________.

A set can change from scene to scene; sometimes this is accomplished just by changing the ____________.

A(n) ___________ is two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.

In __________________ there are five iambic units in each line.

While the main characters in classical tragedies were noble, the central characters in a comedy __________.

A(n) ____________ is a type of poem that consists of 14 lines written in iambic pentameter.

Drama is one of the oldest forms of __________, but it continues to speak to people today.

Shakespeare died on _____________.

In __________________ each unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable, as in the word prefer.

What we do know about Shakespeare’s personal life comes mostly from ___________.

In comedy the obstacle is always overcome, but not before _____________ heighten the suspense.

Shakespeare’s plays were originally performed by _____________ so all women’s parts were played by _______.

Every play takes place somewhere and at some time, and a(n) _______ transforms a bare stage into that place and time.

A long speech by one character to one or more other characters on stage is called a(n) _____________.

A(n) __________ is simply a play that ends happily.

__________________ was probably among the earliest plays that Shakespeare wrote.

Shakespeare was a charter member of the theatrical company called______________, which later became the King's Men.

Dramas are meant to be ___________.

It would be many years before __________ appeared onstage in the professional English theater.

It has been said that all you need for a theater is two _____ and a(n) ________.

The name of the theater built by Shakespeare and his company was __________.

In most tragedies, the central character is a noble figure, known as the ___________.

Most of the plays were performed in the ______________ because the lighting was best.

Since the stage was open to the sky, there was no need for ______________.

The conversations between characters in a play is called _____________.

When an actor waves a sword or talks on a cell phone, he or she is using a(n) _______.

______________ were placed in the floor of the main stage for the entrances/exits of ghosts and for descents into hell.

How old was Shakespeare when he died?

Shakespeare left no journals or letters behind to tell us about his past - he left us only his _______.

In most tragedies, the central character has a personal failing that leads to his or her downfall called a(n)_________.

Like a tragedy, comedy is rooted in conflict, but the conflict in comedies is usually ________.

Lines of poetry are written ___, where there is punctuation at the end, or ___ where there is no punctuation at the end.

A(n) _________ can be grand or intimate in size. It’s like a small world unto itself, with its own coordinates.

Actors dress in ___________ appropriate for their characters as well as for the time and palace of the play.

Texts of plays include ________, which describe how the characters move around the stage and how they speak their lines.

By the time he had retired, Shakespeare had written __________ plays.

A speech by a character who is alone onstage, speaking to himself or herself or to the audience is a(n) ______________.

Shakespeare was married to ______________.

Sometimes a character speaks to the audience or to another character in an __________, not meant to be heard by others.

For the modern ________stage, there is no outer stage. There is only the inner stage and a large curtain.

A story that is acted out live and on stage is called a(n) ___________.

The four coordinates on a stage are _________________________________.

In Shakespeare's time, plays were performed outdoors in _____. Today most plays are performed indoors and need ________.

The characters in contemporary plays, both serious and comedic, are usually ones _______________________________.

The plot of a play is based on a(n) _________, which creates tension for the characters.