LITERATURE & GRAMMAR

A dramatic play that tells the story of a character who meets an untimely and unhappy death or downfall, often because of a specific character flaw or twist of fate.

• tragedy

• comedy

• verse

• prologue

A long dramatic speech delivered by a single character in a play. It is a vocalization of the character’s thoughts.

• Soliloquy

• Monologue

• Prologue

• Sonnet

A remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.

• Verse

• Protagonist

• Aside

• Vocal Delivery

An opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information.

• Prologue

• Aside

• Antagonist

• Visual Delivery

The way poetry and lyrics are written. It is broken into stanzas.

• Verse

• Chorus

• Vocal Delivery

• Soliloquy

In what year was Shakespeare born?

• 1564
• 1616
• 1558
• 1592

Shakespeare was born in what town or city?

• London
• Stratford
• Snitterfield
• Oxford

Who did Shakespeare marry?

• Judith Sadler 
• Susanna Hall
• Anne Hathaway
• Mary Queen of Scots

In what year was the Globe theater built?

• 1594
• 1599
• 1608
• 1613

What year did Shakespeare die?

• 1599
• 1616
• 1623
• 1642