| What was the name of Shakespeare’s theater? | The Globe |
| When was Shakespeare born? | April 23, 1564 |
| Where was Shakespeare born? | Stratford-Upon-Avon |
| Where did Shakespeare die? | Stratford-Upon-Avon |
| When did Shakespeare die? | April 23, 1616 |
| Who was Shakespeare’s wife? | Anne Hathaway |
| Who was Shakespeare’s mother? | Mary Arden |
| Who was Shakespeare’s father? | John Shakespeare |
| What was Shakespeare’s father’s job? | Tanner/glove maker |
| who were Shakespeare’s children? | Twins, Judith and Hamnet and Susanna |
| What were the sketchy facts about Shakespeare’s marriage? | He was 18 and she was 26She was suspected to already be pregnant |
| What was a family tragedy? | Hamnet died when he was 11, 1596 |
| Who were Shakespeare’s patrons? | Queen Elizabeth and King James |
| What was Shakespeare’s acting group called? | The Lord Chamberlain’s Men & The King’s Men |
| What did Shakespeare make most of his money from? | % of Globe theater |
| Where did Shakespeare live when he wrote most of his plays? | London |
| How many plays did Shakespeare write? | 37 |
| How many sonnets did Shakespeare write? | 154 |
| What are the big 4 tragedies? | MacBeth, Hamlet, King Leer, Othello |
| What was different about the theater? | No electricityNo restroomsNo intermission The seats closest to the stage were the cheapest (groundlings) Flags for play (tragedy– black, white– comedy, red– history) Play depended on weatherNo women Longer, all day plays More interactive |
| Who is Benedick? | Don Pedro’s second in command Likes to jest Is adverse to marriage |
| Who is Don Pedro? | The Prince of Navarre Match maker Honor bound |
| Who is Claudio? | One of Don Pedro’s men Great warrior Falls instantly in love |
| Who is Leonato? | Hero’s loving fatherGovernor of Messina |
| Who is Antonio? | Leonato’s brother |
| Who is Don John? | Don Pedro’s bastard brother Villain |
| Who is Conrade? | Don John’s henchman A gentleman |
| Who is Borachio? | Don John’s henchman Margaret’s lover |
| Who is Friar Francis? | Devises plan to save Hero |
| Who is Dogberry? | Silly police officer, uses a lot of malapropism, catches Conrade and Borachio, tries to tell Leonato but is too articulate |
| Who is Verges? | Dogberry’s sidekick |
| Who is Balthazar? | The singer”Note” |
| Who is Hero? | Falls instantly in loveLeonato’s beautiful daughter Modest Young |
| Who is Beatrice? | Witty, quick tongued Cousin of Hero Adverse to marriage |
| Who is Margaret? | Hero’s handmaidenBawdy humor |
| Who is Ursula? | Hero’s older handmaiden |
| What is the exposition in Claudio and Hero’s storyline? | They come, Claudio is a war hero, Leonato invites them to stay, Hero and him fall in love (from sight) |
| What is the exposition in Beatrice and Benedick’s storyline? | They come and continue their merry war of words |
| What is the inciting incident in Claudio and Hero’s storyline? | Claudio agrees to having Don Pedro woo for him |
| What is the inciting incident in Benedick and Beatrice’s storyline? | The family members deciding to pass the time by bringing the two together |
| What is the rising action in Claudio and Hero’s storyline? | Claudio thinks DP woos for himself, they agree to marry,Don John devises a plan, Claudio falls for it, Claudio thinks Hero is sleeping with another man |
| What is the rising action in Benedick and Beatrice’s storyline? | The trickings of Beatrice and Benedick Claudio rejects Hero at the altarConfess their love |
| What is the climax of Hero and Claudio’s storyline? | Claudio rejects Hero at the altar |
| What is the climax of Benedick and Beatrice’s storyline? | “Kill Claudio” |
| What is the falling action for Hero and Claudio’s storyline? | Hero’s fake death Leonato and Antonio accuse Don Pedro and Claudio of killing Hero Benedick challenges Claudio Don John fleesBorachio confesses his villainy Claudio accepts his punishment and shames himself |
| What is the falling action for Benedick and Beatrice’s storyline? | “Not for the wide world.” Benedick is engagedBenedick challenges ClaudioBenedick struggles to write love poetry The weddingThey deny each other in public Their poems are revealed |
| What is the resolution to Claudio and Hero’s storyline? | Hero is unmasked and they agree to marry |
| What is the resolution to Beatrice and Benedick’s storyline? | Their poetry is revealed and they agree to marry |
| What is the denouement of Claudio and Hero’s storyline? | Don John is captured |
| What is the denouement of Beatrice and Benedick’s storyline? | They Kiss, Beatrice is quiet and Benedick’s conclusion |
| Allusion | A reference to something that it is assumed the reader is familiar with to connect the readers to the story Example: Dian in her orb, VenusHercules CupidHarpies |
| Aside | An actor’s speech is heard by the audience or one other character, remark that is spoken in an undertone by a character– for humor, dramatic irony, or to inform some characters Example: “Oh ay, stalk on, stalk on, the fowl sits, I did never think that lady would love any man.” “Bait the hook well, this fish will bite.” “He hath ta’en the infection, hold it up.” “If he do not dote on her upon this, I will never trust my expectation.” “I should think this a gull but the white bearded fellow speaks it.” |
| Antithesis | Use of opposites to achieve contrastFor emphasis or for points of high emotions”Most Foul, Most fair” “Pure impiety, impious purity” “Has done the feats of a lion in the figure of a lamb.” “Come lady, die to live.” |
| Blank Verse | Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameterEx: And thou shalt see how apt it is to learnAny hard lesson that may do thee good |
| Comic relief | Humorous scene or incident that provides respite from emotional intensity Ex. Benedick struggling to write poetry |
| Couplet | two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme Example: Do not live, Hero, do not ope thine eyes For did I think thou wouldst not quickly die If it prove so, the loving goes by haps Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps |
| Echoing | The reputation of certain words for emphasis or wordplay Example:I, me, minediedoHandMan |
| Iambic Pentameter | 5 stress and unstressed syllables alternating in a line He is composed and framed of treachery And fled he is upon villainy |
| Imagery | use of words to create vivid sensory experiences Example: Rotten Orange The pleasantest angling is to see the fish caught with her golden oars in the silver steam ` |
| Malapropism | Misuse of words in an illiterate humorous maker Example: salvation, damnation |
| Motif: | A recurring word, phrase, idea, image etc. as unifying devices of the theme (Honor, Deserving, Shame) |
| Meter | Reputation of regular rhythmic unit in a line of poetry |
| Pun | a play on words Example: “Note this before my notes, there’s not a note worth noting.” “For my heart is exceeding heavy” “Twill be heavier soon by the weight of a man.” |
| Soliloquy | A speech given by a a character when they are alone on the stage, unspoken reflections Ex. Benedick deciding he must in love |
| Prose | unmetered language or speech |
| Verse | Metered written language |
Much Ado About Nothing Test
July 21, 2019