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Who’s in the prince’s family?
Mercutio, Prince Escalus, Paris
Shakespeare is responsible for “inventing” around how many words?
2000
what is dramatic irony?
when audience knows more than the characters
who is in the Capulet family?
Juliet, Lord Capulet, Tybalt, Lady Capulet
What’s a tragedy? (according to the textbook)
a drama that results in a catastrophe—most often death—for the main character
What is a soliloquy?
a speech given by a character alone
exposes a character’s thoughts and feelings to audience
who’s in the Montague family?
Lord Montague, Lady Montague, Benvolio, Romeo
What is a foil?
a character whose personality and attitude contrasts sharply with those of another character
emphasizes another character’s attributes/traits
Shakespeare’s birthplace
Stratford-upon-Avon
What is an aside?
a character’s remark that others on stage don’t hear, reveals private thoughts
Shakespeare’s wife
Anne Hathaway
The theater where Shakespeare’s plays were performed
The Globe
Shakespeare also includes many ______, humor resulting from words with similar sounds and different meanings
puns
an apothecary is like a…
pharmacist
comic relief
humorous scene or speech to relieve tension
how many plays has Shakespeare written?
38
When was The Globe theater built?
1599
When was Shakespeare born?
April 23, 1564 (near)
what year did he marry Anne Hathaway?
1582
How many children did he have?
3
“Lost years”
1585-1592
Shakespeare’s date of death
April 23, 1616
while Shakespeare only attended grammar school, he (likely) studied _______, ________, and ________ on his own
latin grammar, latin literature, and rhetoric
Shakespeare often uses ________ in his sentences, putting the verb before the subject
inverted word order
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