colonialism | is an important context-(caliban) : system of establishment, exploration, and expansion of overseas territories by another country |
comic relief | break in serious tone of a text to offer humor + lighter tone |
pun | play on words where two words that sound the same have different meanings |
metaphor | figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable |
iambic pentameter | five feet per line: short long short |
blank verse | unrhymed iambic pentameter |
prose | essay |
verse | poetry(where line breaks) |
blocking | where the actors move on stage |
gesture | how the actors move their bodies |
William shakespeare (dates) | 1546-1616 |
Anne Hathaway | wife-3 children |
Lord Chamberlain’s Men | the kings men |
patron | protection + introductions |
patronage | system of support for arts + sciences renaissance Europe- honor, prestige, nice connections himself |
the globe theatre | earth theatre-burned down twice |
the heavens | stars painted on top of roof |
the groundlings | people standing in front og stage |
Queen Elizabeth | r.- 1558-1603, known as virgin queen |
Elizabeth Period James 1 | r.- 1603-1625, king |
public theaters | large, open-air, big audiences, buy ticket at door |
private theaters | smaller, inside palaces, exclusive, invitation only |
travelers’ tales and exhibitions | -ancient tales-contemporary |
masque | a form of amateur dramatic entertainment |
bare stage | setting left open |
quartos | 1594 on: small, short, cheap; one play each- 18 plays appeared in this format |
first folio | 1623-single book of 36/38 plays- 2 columns of text |
henry clay folger | founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. |
royal shakespeare company | acting company, he was a shareholder |
the tempest key terms
July 24, 2019