The Tempest: Context and Vocab

Match the following

• Sooth

• Which word means "truth?"

• Prithee

• Which word means "please?"

• Art

• Which word means "are?"

• Hence

• Which word means "away from here?"

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RL.9-10.4

What is the word for when a person or author shortens words by combining them together? (Examples: Can't, Shouldn't, Know'st)

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L.9-10.6

​ (a)   is when two or more characters are talking to each other on stage. A ​ (b)   is when one character gives a long speech. If that character is alone on stage and sharing their thoughts and feelings with the audience, it is called a ​ (c)   . When a character delivers a line that only one or two characters are supposed to hear, it is called an ​ (d)   . Shakespeare uses all of these in his ​ (e)   .

• Dialogue
• monologue
• soliloquy
• aside
• dramas

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L.9-10.6

Shakespeare's The Tempest is a fully fictional story with a light-hearted mood and a happy ending. Because of this, we know it must be a...

• Play

• Tragedy

• Comedy

• History

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L.9-10.6

Reorder the following from biggest/broadest/longest to smallest/narrowest/shortest.

• A Line in a Play

• The Entire Play

• A Scene in a Play

• An Act of a Play

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RL.9-10.5

Blank Verse is a type of poetry used by Shakespeare that has _____ but does not use _____.

• Words/Sentences

• Rhythm/Rhyme

• Syntax/Diction

• Verbs/Nouns

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L.9-10.6

William Shakespeare's company was originally known as ​ (a)   . When ​ (b)   ascended the throne, they became known as the ​ (c)   . Shakespeare's theater company would have had ​ (d)   casts and crews.

• Lord Chamberlain's Men
• King James I
• King's Men
• all-male
• Queen Elizabeth I
• Queen's Men
• both male and female

William Shakespeare was born in the _____.

• 1500s

• 1300s

• 1700s

• 1200s

Which of the following are aspects of life that faced significant changes in Elizabethan England during Shakespeare's Life? (Hint: More than one answer might be correct.)

• Philosophy

• Science

• Religion

• Fashion

True or False: Actors were respected in the time of Shakespeare, and people believed that actors like Shakespeare had good morals and values.

• True

• False