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| What time period did Shakespeare live in? |
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| the English Renissance or Elizabethan Era |
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| Where was Shakespeare born? |
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| What acting company was Shakespeare part of? |
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| Lower Chamberlain Theatre |
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| What theatre were Shakespeares plays performed at? |
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| What shape was the Globe Theatre? |
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| How tall was the Globe Theatre? |
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| What was the center area of the Globe Theatre called? |
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| What were the people called that stood by the stage in the center area or pit? |
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| How long did Shakespeares plays last? |
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| Who played the role of women during the plays? |
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| What roles did Shakespeare have in the theatre? |
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| to be an actor and a shareholder |
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| What types of plays is Shakespeare famous for writing? |
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| the comedies, historic plays, Roman plays, romances, and tragedies |
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| What was Shakespeare able to write because the plague that hit London closed the theatres? |
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| Venus and Adonis, and the Sonnets |
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| Who became the ruler of England once Queen Elizabeth died? |
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| How was the Globe Theatre destroyed? |
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| Who was Shakespeare's wife? |
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| How many children did Shakespeare have? |
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| What is everyday speech called? |
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| regular, rhythmic pattern in language |
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| What is blank verse poetry? |
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| unrhymed iambic pentameter |
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| What is iambic pentameter? |
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| blank verse that contains 5 groups of stressed and unstressed syllables and have mostly 10 syllables per line |
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| What are the 3 main differences between drama during the Elizabethean Era and today? |
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| The importance of words, real life vs. stage life, and symbolic art |
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| How are tragic figures recognized in a tradegy? |
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| as noble and better than the average human; suffer a reversal of fortune; endure uncommon suffering; recognize the consequences of their actions |
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| What is the most important aspect of a tragedy? |
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| the character's extreme suffering and how they handle it |
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| What are the 5 acts of a Shakespearean tragedy? |
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| Exposition; Complication; Crisis; Counteraction; Catastrophe |
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| What does the exposition in a Shakespearean tragedy contain? |
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| background information and a challenge |
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| What does the complication of a Shakespearean tragedy contain? |
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| a dilemma or a temptation |
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| What does the crisis of a Shakespearean tragedy contain? |
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| What does the counteraction of a Shakespearean tragedy contain? |
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| What does the catastrophe of a Shakespearean tragedy contain? |
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