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29 Cards in this Set
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Where and When was Shakespeare born?
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in Stratford- on- Avon, April 23, 1564
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What was his father's name and occupation?
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John Shakespeare, a prosperous glovemaker and politician
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What was his mother's name?
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Mary Arden
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How much formal education did Shakespeare have?
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He finished school at about age 13 or 14/ only boys went to school during Elizabethian age
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What lasting effect did Stratford and the surrounding countryside have on him?
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His love and knowledge of nature from meadows and forests/ his refrences in plays to animals, birds, and flowers
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Whom and when did he marry?
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Anne Hathaway, November 1582
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What were his children's names?
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Susanna, Hamnet- boy, and Judith
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Approx. when did he leave Stratford for London?
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1587
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Why didn't his wife go with him to London?
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She was a puritan- believed that stage actors did much to correct peoples morals
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How did Shakespeare become a well-to-do?
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In his occupation as an actor/ his share of admissions
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What were his earliest successes?
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1) Venus and Adonis
2) The Rape of Lucrece |
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What reference books did he use to write his plays and what type of information came from each source?
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1) Ovid's Metamorphoses -for mythology
2)Plutarch's lives - Roman history plays 3)Holinshed's Chronicals - English History plays |
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How many plays did he write?
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37
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What was the name of the acting company of which he was a part?
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Lord Chamberlain's Men (later the king's Men)
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What was his reputation in London?
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A polite, good-natured man and a loyal friend
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Whendid Shakespeare retire and where did he go?
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1610, Stratford-and-Newplace
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When did he die?
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April 23, 1616
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What was the eventual effect of Puritanism on the theatres?
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Puritanism became so strong in London that the theatres wer ordered closed (temporarley)
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What historic event took place at about the same time as Shakespeare's arrival in London?
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The English defeat the Spanish Armada
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What effect that event have on the English people?
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- instilled Nationalistic Pride
- made them want to know more about their country's history |
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Why was that effect to Shakespeare's advantage?
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Many people came to see his historical plays
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What advantage was it to to the young playwright that England had embarked on an age of exploration and that London had become a center of trade?
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It enabled him to learn about foriegn lands and way w/o leaving England
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How do you suppose Shakespeare gained his knowledge of the French language?
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probably from a French treacher on the street
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How did the Renaissance affect people's viewpoint of destiny or fate?
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People thought now they had freedom of choice in some part of shaping their own destiny
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Why did people put so much emphasis on skillfull use of their language?
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People belived that a man's use of speech to express thoughts & emotions set himself apart from the animals
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What role did Q.E 1 and her successor, James 1, play in the life of Shakespear and his fellow actors?
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they loved the theater and provided money for costumes and props
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Name three early theatres:
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the Globe, the Swan, the Theater
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Name three ways in which the presentation of plays in Elizabethan age times differed from presentations today.
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-boy actors took the female parts
- no electricity,no mic., or lighting - no curtains, few props, scenery low |
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List at least five requirements for Elizabethian actors:
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- good memory- strong, clear voice- made each performance convincing- good singing voices- dancers- fencers
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