English Background Shakespeare Quiz

Monologue

A lengthy speech delivered by a character in a play where they are talking to a group of people

Soliloquy

A type of monologue where a character speaks their thoughts aloud, typically when alone on stage, to convey internal conflicts or emotions.

Aside

When a character says something that is only intended for the audience or for a few other characters to hear

Foil

A character who contrasts with another character, usually the protagonist, to highlight particular qualities of the other character.

Stage Directions

Information about where actors move on stage, and provide other directions to the cast or crew, including sound effects and lighting

Prologue/Epilogue

A small part added to the beginning or end of a play or book which introduces and concludes the story

Situational Irony

Type of irony when the opposite of what is expected occurs

Verbal irony

Type of irony when people say something they don’t mean or are being sarcastic

Dramatic Irony

Type of irony where the audience knows more than the characters

Comic Relief

When a character does or says something funny to break tension in a scene

Oxymoron

Two words that mean the opposite put together to make something new

Euphemism

An indirect word or expression substituting for something more embarrassing or unpleasant

Allusion

A reference to another piece of literature or history

Tragedy

Type of drama characterized by the protagonist causing his own problems or downfall

Iambic Pentameter

Pattern used in Shakespeare’s sonnets- each line has 10 syllables that alternate in an unstressed and stressed syllable pattern

Where was shakespeare born?

Stratford-upon-Avon, England

What was his wife’s name?

Anne Hathaway

What were his kids names?

Hamnet, Susannah, Judith

Which child died and at what age?

Hamnet, he died at 11 years old

What city was The Globe located in?

In London's Bankside district.

What happened to the Globe Theater in 1613, how?

The original Globe Theatre burned to the ground when a cannon shot during a performance of Henry VIII ignited the roof of the gallery.

When did he die?

On his birthday, April 23,1616

What is Shakespeare’s legacy, and for how long has it endured?

A body of work that will never again be equaled in Western civilization. It endured for 400 years and still reach across centuries as powerful as ever.

Who sold the arrows?

The fletcher

What would you get from the apothecary?

Drugs, ect.

Who would you go to if you needed dental work?

Barber Surgeon

In your own household, your Nurse would do what?

Takes care of infants and young children.

A female servant was a maid; what was the generic term for the male equivalent?

Grooms

In Romeo & Juliet, Benvolio refers to Romeo’s male servant as

His Man

What was the City of London like?

Gross, dirty, smelly, unhygienic

What were the three themes of his plays?

History, tragedy, comedy

Which theme is romeo and juliet?

Tragedy

The bubonic plague was also none as…

The black plague

List 2+ things that were done to families and their houses if someone caught the virus

They would be sealed in their homes. The house would be locked and bolted from the outside. Any victim of the Bubonic Plague or Black Death would have to obtain a ' Certificate of Health ' to resume normal life

Since no one could leave the house if a family member was sick, how did they get food?

Watchmen would lower baskets from an upper window with food in it.

What was the main way the disease spread?

The plague was transmitted by the fleas on rodents and animals.

What forced the Theatre to close three times, in 1593, 1603, and 1608?

Three very serious outbreaks of the plague closed the theater three times.