5V William Shakespeare - background 2021

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What do you know about Shakespeare?

Elizabethan Era  & The Renaissance

-> 1558 to 1603
: Golden Age of England

-> rise of the English navy with the
     defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588

-> new worlds, new sciences, new inventions (printing press!)<=> witchcraft, superstitions

-> Bubonic Plague (Corona 500 years ago)

According to Gudenrath, what is one of Shakespeare's most impressive accomplishments?

1. Building the Globe
2. His use of insults
3. Writing over 5000 plays
4. He learned 7 languages

What is the purpose of dialogue in drama?

1. Set the mood
2. Create atmosphere
3. Develop relationships between characters
4. All of the above

What does fishmonger mean in the context of Shakespeare's play Hamlet?

1. the captain of a fishing vessel
2. a pimp
3. someone who looks and smells like fish
4. a very poor, old man

What happens in Romeo and Juliet that is akin to giving someone the finger?

1. The Capulets stuck out their tongues
2. Samson bites his thumb
3. The Montagues showed the back of their hands
4. Abraham stuck his finger in his ear

In the scene from Romeo and Juliet, what is heightened by the use of insults?

1. dramatic tension
2. the setting
3. the temperature
4. the intense passion between the two families

Which of these phrases, words and sayings are the same/similar in Dutch?

In a nutshell                                                 In een notendop

Neither here nor there                            Doet er niet toe

The world’s mine oyster                         Alles is mogelijk             

Too much of a good thing                     Te veel van het goede                

All of a sudden                                            Plotseling 

Give the devil his due                               Zelfs slechte mensen
                                                                            doen iets goed 

There’s method in my madness          Er zit logica in mijn gekte

A foregone conclusion                            Een uitgemaakte zaak

Bedazzled                                                     Weggeblazen

In stitches                                                     Bedwelmd / Verblindt

Bated breath                                               Ingehouden  adem

   

The Dickens                                                 Wat doe je in godsnaam?

spotless reputation                                 Vlekkeloos reputatie

   

Didn’t sleep one wink                             Geen oog dichtgedaan

Send me packing                                      Wegsturen

Wild goose chase                                      Dwaalspoor

Vanish into thin air                                    Verdwijnen in het niets

Dead as a doornail                                    Dood als een pier

The Globe

-> Theatre had an unsavoury reputation. (outside of city walls)

-> 3000 people Most standing in the open pit before the stage (drunk and shouting at actors!)

-> Rich nobles could watch the play from a chair set on the side of the stage itself. 

-> in the afternoon, because, of course, there was no artificial lighting

02:23

What is the stress pattern of an iamb?

1. Stressed, unstressed
2. Unstressed, stressed
3. Stressed, stressed
4. Unstressed, unstressed

03:42

Iambic pentameter contains _____ feet, each of which contains _____ syllables.

1. Two,five
2. Five, five
3. Five,two
4. Three,two

04:15

Which of these lines is NOT in iambic pentameter?

1. "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?"
2. "A little more than kin and less than kind."
3. "Just for a handful of silver he left us."
4. "So foul and fair a day I have not seen."

04:57

Shakespeare's characters often speak in iambic pentameter when they are feeling _____.

1. Heightened emotions
2. Introspective
3. Passionate
4. All of the above