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Name: ______________________________________________ Date: ____________________ Period: __________ Romeo and Juliet – Background Information Shakespeare’s World – EOL pg. 1022 England in Shakespeare’s Day 1. Shakespeare started his literary career during Queen Elizabeth I’s reign, which lasted from ___________ to _____________. 2. What was the name of the first company that Shakespeare began acting in and writing plays for? Theater in Shakespeare’s Day 3. Why did the London theaters do so well? 4. How did Shakespeare appeal to audience members in all social classes? 5. What did Shakespeare and the other shareholders of the Lord Chamberlain’s men do in 1599? 6. Describe the Globe Theatre: 7. Why did Elizabethan Theatre have to rely on the audience’s imagination? 8. How did the audience know when and where a scene took place? 9. Who performed the female roles? Why? Impact on Language 10. True or False: Shakespeare contributed more words to the English language than any other writer. More About the Man 11. True or False: We know a lot about Shakespeare’s private life. 12. Where was Shakespeare born? 13. When was Shakespeare baptized? 14. What did Shakespeare probably study in school? 15. Who did Shakespeare marry? 16. What are his children’s names? 17. What happened to Shakespeare’s acting company in 1603? 18. When did Shakespeare die? Notes on the Globe Theatre I. II. Physical properties a. Located on the _______________ River – had raw ____________________ and dead ________ floating in it b. _______________________ in shape (like a zero) – called the “________________________” c. Accommodated ___________________ people (the largest theater today in London seats about 1,160) d. ________________________ theater – everyone was protected from weather except the Groundlings Performances a. _________________ scenery, _________________ lighting - ____________ gave time of day and place of scenes b. Lots of action, ________________, murders, clowns, _________________, etc. (Shakespeare starts almost every play with a __________________) c. Plays lasted ______________ hours and started around _______________ d. Scene ended by i. __________________ walked across the stage ii. ______________ of actors iii. Music e. Props i. Death/wound scenes – use ________ bladders filled with ______________ worn under costume ii. Minimal ____________________ f. Costumes i. Used costumes authentic to _________________ times, not the _______________ of the play ii. One outfit usually cost more than ___________________ wages g. III. Elizabethans loved _________________ - almost every Shakespeare play had _______________ in it Actors a. Excellent _________________________ b. Had to be able to ___________________, tumble, __________________, and play ________ roles in one play IV. c. Had to be able to ______________________ an _____________________________ d. Might memorize ____________ roles and perform in ____________ plays in one season Atmosphere a. Announcement of _______________ i. _________________ posted in city ii. ______________ flag raised atop the theater iii. Different type of ____________ was also raised to denote the ___________ of play b. Admission i. Everyone went in _______________ door and paid a ________________ ii. Had to be at lest a __________________ worker, businessman, or ______________________ to pay more and sit in __________________ area V. Motto of the Globe – “____________________________________________________________” Terms to Know – Write the definition of the following terms. Use the Glossary of Literary Terms on pg. R102 in your Literature textbook. If you cannot find the term in your textbook, you may use a dictionary; but, make sure that the definition you choose applies to drama/literature. 1. Pun – 2. Soliloquy – 3. Aside – 4. Tragedy – 5. Prologue – 6. Comic relief – 7. Dramatic irony – 8. Comedy – 9. Drama – 10. Foil – 11. Protagonist – 12. Antagonist – 13. Oxymoron 14. Paradox – 15. Apostrophe – 16. Dramatic Monologue – The Language of Shakespeare – pg. 1028 1. Shakespeare wrote his plays primarily in _________________________ a. Resembles ___________________ b. Made up of unrhymed lines of _________________________________ i. Define meter (use Glossary) – ii. Iambic pentameter has five ___________________ syllables followed by five __________________ syllables iii. Variations in the rhythm prevent the play from sounding _______________________ 2. 1. Define rhythm (use Glossary) – 2. Breaks in this pattern also emphasize ______________________________ An _________________________ is a ___________________________ to something that the audience is supposed to know 3. a. Greek and Roman ____________________ b. The Bible Shakespeare was a master of ____________________ Poetry Terms to Know o Assonance – the _______________________ of similar _________________ sounds in a sequence of nearby words o Consonance – the ____________________ of ____________________ at the end of ________________ syllables without similar correspondence of __________________ o Alliteration - _____________________ of ______________________ sounds at the _______________________ of words o End-stopped line – a line that has some form of _______________________ at the end o Run-on line – a line that __________ ____________ have any punctuation at the end The Shakespearean Sonnet - _____________ lines - 3 ______________________ and 1 ________________________ o Quatrain = ______________ lines o Couplet = _______________ lines - Definite _______________________ scheme: - Always about ___________________, _______________________ - It’s a __________________________ poem: it does not tell a ______________________, but is aimed only at expressing a speaker’s ____________________________ or ___________________________