Shakespeare Tragedy Drama

What is a tragedy?

• an event that causes conflict

• a dramatic work that is light and often humorous in tone

• a drama that results in a catastrophe-most often death-for the main characters

• they lived happily ever after

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How many Acts are in Shakespeare's plays?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

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When a character says something short to the audience that the other characters on stage do NOT hear

• Soliloquy

• Aside

• Dialogue

• Monologue

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What is ironic about the accepted date of Shakespeare's death?

• It was Christmas day.

• It was the same day King James I died.

• It was his birthday.

• It was the same day his son died.

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During his lifetime, Shakespeare wrote approximately a total of ...?

• 28 plays and 144 sonnets

• 38 plays and 154 sonnets

• 48 plays and 164 sonnets

• 48 plays and 154 sonnets

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What is a groundling?

• Audience members who had to stand at the Globe.

• People who got the worst seats at the Globe.

• Actors who were bad and were heckled at the Globe.

• Rich people who got to sit in seats at the Globe.

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Shakespeare was part of a theatrical group called

• The President's Group

• The Royal Troupe

• The King's Men

• The Elite Theater

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A tragedy is a...

• play with the distinguishing feature in which the events of the play directly lead to the downfall of the main character

• much like the television sitcom of today

• play with a happy ending that features normal characters in funny situations, but also meant to call attention to social issues.

• story mainly about characterization

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Characterization in a play is...

• When the playwright makes the characters believable

• All of the characters in a comedy

• All of the characters in a tragedy

• When the playwright puts the protagonist in a dilemma

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The upper class had better seating in The Globe Theater because many of them were patrons of the actors and playwrights. The word patron in the sentence above most likely means that....

• They gave money to the actors and playwrights so they could earn a living.

• They would cheer the loudest at the end of each play

• They would bring in more crowds to the performances.

• They would keep the lower class people under control when the peasants became too rowdy.

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