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Literature/L.A.-8th
Units 4 & 5 and Shakespeare pt 2
Question | Answer |
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Anecdote | a brief and entertaining accound of an incident or event |
euphemism | an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered too harsh or blunt |
holocaust | originally meant great destruction of life, especially by fire |
What is low comedy? | focus on situation |
What is high comedy? | focuses on characters and dialogue |
Shakespeare wrote how many plays? | 37 plays |
Shakespear was what, for Lord Chamberlain's Men? | actor |
Shakespear was also a what? | Writer |
What was the name of the Theater that was built as a venue for Shakespeare's plays? | Globes |
What are the three categories of plays that Shakespeare wrote? | Comedy, history, tragedy |
plot | the sequence of events in a literary work |