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| A metric Foot of two syllables. Stressed-Unstressed. |
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| A metric foot of three syllables. Stressed unstressed unstressed. |
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| A metric foot of three syllables. unstressed unstressed stressed. |
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| List and define the tree main groupings of Shakespeare's plays. |
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History: Historical story.
Comedy: Light heart, happy ending.
Tragedy: Dark Sad ending. |
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What is a tragic hero?
What is a tragic flaw? |
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The protagonist of a tragedy destined to fail.
Leads to the heros destruction. |
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| Explain the concept of Catharsis. |
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| Purging of emotion at the theater so you don't have to feel them at home. |
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| What is the difference between a soliloquy and a monologue? |
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Solioquy: thoughts out loud w/ no listener.
monolouge: spoken to on stage silent listeners. |
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| Define "protagonist" and "antagonist" |
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Protagonist: the main character.
antagonist: the force that fights against the protagonist. |
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| What are stage directions? |
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| Words of the play that are not meant to be spoken but directions for the actors. |
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| Stage direction that means 1 or more characters exclusively hear the lines. |
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| A character introduced as a contrast of another character having both similarities and differences. |
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What is hyperbole?
What is an understatement? |
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Saying more then is meant.
Saying less then is meant for emphasis. |
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| The time and place of a story. |
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| What is Shakespeare's nickname? |
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| What are the 2 names of shakespeare's acting company? |
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| Kingsmen, Lord Chamberlin's men |
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| What is the name of Shakespeare's theater? |
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| 25. What is Macbeth’s tragic flaw? |
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| List seven elements of the supernatural occurring in Macbeth. |
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| Witches, ghosts, aspirations, animal familiars, Hectate, prophesy, floating dagger, weather's response to evil, lack of sleep, voices, potion. |
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| 27. What event of Shakespeare’s time does Shakespeare acknowledge in the subject, setting, and events of Macbeth? |
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| Coronation of king James I, the new dynasty. |
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| What is the play Macbeth’s nickname among actors? |
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| What is a masculine rhyme? |
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| What is a feminine rhyme? |
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| ends on an unstressed beat. |
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| What is the suspension of disbelief? |
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| The ability to believe what we see for the duration of the play. |
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| What is dramatis personae? |
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| What does it mean to “break the fourth wall”? |
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| To have actors interact with the audience |
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| Where was shakespeare born? |
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