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sh.speare&lit. terms
about shakespeare and lit terms of a tragedy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (blank) | the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in 2 or more consecutive or closely associated words |
| (blank) | a reference to a literar/historical person/event to explain a present situation EXAMPLE: "she hath Dian's wit", spoken by Romeo, showing Rosaline's vow of chastisy. |
| (blank) | a brief remark made by the chara. and intended to be heard by the audience but not by other char.s EXAMPLE: the balcony scene, when Juliet doesn't know that Romeo is there |
| (blank) | a humorous scene/speech in a serious drama which is meant to provide relief from emotional intensity and, by contrast, heighten the seriousness of the story. EXAMPLE: Mercutio (when he talks to the nurse); the nurse (when she talks to Juliet) |
| (blank) | a hint of what is to come in the story. Often used to keep the audience in a state of expectancy. EXAMPLE: right before Romeo, Mercutio & Benvolio go to the capulet's party, he says something about "hanging in the stars" and "untimely death". |
| (blank) | The term used to describe words/phrases that appeal to the senses. may create images, but not all images are figures of speech. EXAMPLE: romeo saying he wished he were the glove on her cheek. |
| (blank) | a contrast btwn what is and what appears to be. When a chara. says one thing and means another |
| (blank) | a contrast btwn what is and what appears to be; when the audience knows what the characters do not. |
| (blank) | a figure of speech that implies/states a comparison btwn 2 unlike things. EXAMPLE: Juliet is a holy shrine, Juliet is the sun, Paris (man of wax) is a book. |
| (blank) | a contrast of 2 contradictory terms for the sake of emphasis. EXAMPLE: Tybalt (prince of cats) & Benvolio (peacemaker) |
| (blank) | figure of speech that states a comparison btw 2 essentially unlike things using like or as. |
| (blank) | a speech given by a character alone on the stage, to let the audience know what the charac. is feeling/thinking. EXAMPLE: when Juliet is waiting for the nurse to come back with info. from Romeo |
| (blank) | type of drama of human conflict which ends in defeat and suffering. often main charac. has fatal flaw, leads to destruction. |
| (blank) | April 23, 1564 in Statford on Avon;;;died april 23, 1616 (52nd birthday) |
| (blank) | John Shakespeare-glover; Mary Arden (Daughter of John's landlord, got house with dowry) |
| (blank) | dropped our of school 13 years old, bc father went broke wanting to get the family coat of arms. |
| (blank) | 10-12 adult MEN only, 6 boy apprentices. needed patronage of a nobleman |
| (blank) | origionally the Lord Chamberlain's Men, became The King's Men (King James, or William of Orange) |
| (blank) | good voices, competent swordsman, musicians, good memory |
| (blank) | made first by Richard&John Burbage in 1576. 3 stories, open top, groundlings, changing rooms on top. |
| (blank) | Verona, Italy |
| (blank) | ill-fated; unlucky |
| (blank) | exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, catastrophe <-because it is a tragedy and ends in death. |
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