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Question | Answer |
Who is Shakespeare's literary rival in life & in the film? HINT: In the film, he gives him the idea for 'Romeo & Juliet'. | Christopher Marlowe |
What is the name of Shakespeare's elite acting group? HINT: It was the group that Ben Affleck played the leader in. | Lord Chamberlain's Men |
What was the name of the two rival playhouses in the film? | The Curtain & the Rose |
What was the name of Shakespeare's theater in Elizabethan England? HINT: It is still the same name today. | The Globe Theatre |
Why were women not allowed to perform on stage? | They were believed to be inferior actors. |
What were the three different types of Shakespearean plays? | Tragedies, comedies, & Histories. |
The musical "West Side Story" is a modern interpretation of what Shakespearean play? | "Romeo & Juliet" |
Why did Shakespeare's plays only take place during the day time or during fair weather? | It had an open roof |
What were the settings of the Shakespearean theater like? How did they look? | Bland |
Why were the costumes so elaborate in Shakespearean theater | To compensate for the lack of scenery |
In the film, why were ALL of the plays shut down? What event caused them to be shut down? | The Bubonic Plague |
Who played the roles of women in Elizabethan England? | Young boys or men with high voices |
In a Shakespearean play, what is the 'inciting moment'? What does it mean? | The first moment that causes the entire play |
What must happen at the end of a Shakespearean tragedy? HINT: What makes a tragedy a tragedy? | Death |
What must happen at the end of a Shakespearean comedy? HINT: What makes a comedy a comedy? | A wedding |
What is a metaphor? | Comparison of two things without using 'like' or 'as' |
What is a monologue? | One person speaking on stage |
What is a dialogue? | Two or more people speaking on stage |
What is a pun? | A humorous use of a word with two meanings |
What is dramatic irony? | A contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader/audience knows to be true |
What is comedic relief? | The use of comedy within literature that is NOT a comedy for relief |