Romeo and Juliet Background Info and Literary Terms
a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character.
Foil
________ continued Elizabeth's work of patronizing the arts and literature. Particularly enjoyed Shakespeares plays
King James I
Where did he write and perform his plays? Were they popular? Wrote, acted, and managed in the _____ in London.
London, yes, Globe Theater
3 major adaptions (movies) were made in what years?
1936, 1968, 1996
Shakespeare started his literary career during _____'s reign. Time period was known as the ________
Queen Elizabeth I's, Elizabethan age
an indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work
allusion
Elizabeth I fostered the renaissance of the ___ and ____ in England. The Renaissance movement reached its peak during the Elizabeth's reign. England grew ____ and ____ during this time
arts, literature, prosperous, peaceful
a characters remark, either to the audience or to another character, that others on stage do not hear; reveals the character's private thoughts
aside
Contributed more words, phrases and expressions to the English language than any other writer words such as?Phrases such as?
assassination, bump, lonely, "dead as a doornail", "for goodness sake"
a form of poetry that most resembles natural speech, made up of iambic pentameter a type of meter that has 5 stressed syllables
blank verse
a humorous speech intended to lighten the moos; serves to heighten the seriousness of the main action by contrast
comic relief
literary genre of works intended for the theater
drama
why do we still read this play today?
enduring tale of love, fate, misunderstanding and prejudice, main themes are still relevant today
A GOOD think that Shakespeare did was he....?
entertained everyone
An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.
epithet
A metaphor is a figure of speech that constructs an analogy between two things or ideas
extended metaphor
Be a warning or indication of (a future event).
foreshadow
Shakespeare was not educated beyond what? he was married____. His ___ died at young age so he had no descendants of his name.
grammar school, young, only son
poor people who stood in the pit section of the theater
groundlings
Shakespeare did or did not come up with the concept for this famous tragedy?
he did not, it was a popular Italian story
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
hyperbole
Visually descriptive or figurative language, esp. in a literary work
imagery
Scholars look at his wording for personal details, ___ and love of ___?Little knows bc he was a master of portraying the diverse aspects of ______
insomnia, music, human nature
The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
irony
Modest social standing =
lack of historical documentation
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not
metaphor
Did he create most of the ideas for his most famous plays?
no
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
oxymoron
Feminine beauty included the following: ___ skin, ___ hair, ___ lips. Make-up was used by the upper classes to achieve these effects
pale, gold or red, red
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman
personification
A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
pun
A couplet is a pair of lines of meter in poetry. It usually consists of two lines that rhyme and have the same meter.
rhyming couplet
European Renaissance was marked by a renewed interest in ____, _____, ____, and the arts. New emphasis on the individual and FREEDOM choice
science, commerce, philosophy
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
similie
a speech given by a character alone on stage; lets the audience know what the character is thinking or feeling
soliloquy
type of drama that ends in catastrophe (most often death) for the main characters
tragedy
the protagonist (central character) who usually fails or dies because of a character flaw and/or a cruel twist of fate; often as a high rank or status and shows strength while facing his or her destiny
tragic hero
Where was shakespeare born and in what yr? When did he die?
Stratford upon Avon, 1564, died April 1616
