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Shakespeare Unit Terms
Background & Introduction
Renaissance – a rebirthBlank verse – unrhymed poetry in iambic pentameterIambic pentameter – a line of poetry with five stresses
per lineAside – talking to the audience (not heard by other
characters on stage)Soliloquy – talking to oneself on stage (alone on stage,
tells the character’s private thoughts)Conceit – extravagant, fancy ideasPuns – a humorous play on wordsWit – a clever remark made with the purpose of being
amusing
End stop – punctuation at the end of each line of poetryRun on – no punctuation at the end of a line in a poemSonnet – a poem 14 lines long, usually about loveCouplet – two lines in a row that rhyme, usually at the
end of a sonnetSimile – a comparison of two different things using LIKE
or ASMetaphor – a comparison of two different things stated
indirectlyArchaic – something that is no longer in use (archaic
words)
Globe TheaterImage from: byrnesenglish12ap.blogspot.com
Main Stage
Inner Stage
Open Yard
Galleries
The Heavens
Flag
Upper stageTiring House
The wooden “O”
More about Globe Theater
• Opened its doors on south side of Thames River in London in 1599
• Octagonal shape (nearly round)• Bare stage, lack of scenery, lack of lighting • Audience could be up to 3,000 people• All social classes attended• Groundlings = stood on ground and paid a
penny to get in
More about Globe Theater
• Stage about 40 feet across and 27 feet deep• Actors close to audience• Three tiers of seating for more prosperous
patrons • Flag flew white for comedy, black for tragedy
and red for history• Trapdoor in the main stage allowed for rise or
descent of witches, ghosts, devils, etc.
• Shakespeare often used a different word order than we do
• We use Subject → Verb → Object• I lost my homework.
• Rewrite that sentence four times, changing the word order each time.
• Notice, no matter how you write it – the meaning is still the same.
• Write your own and try switching the word order.
Ordering Words Around
Tips for Tackling the Language• Get the structure
– Where does the complete thought end?– Where are the subject & the verb?– Remember: Shakespeare sometimes puts the verb
before the subject• Skipping for now• Guessing the meaning• Get the joke• Get the point
– What are the key words? What main idea do they express?
Getting the Joke – PUNS• Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, but when
they lit a fire in the craft, it sank, proving once again that you can’t have your kayak and heat it, too.
• A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named “Ahmal.” The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him “Juan.” Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband reponds, “They’re twins! If you’ve seen Juan, you’ve seen Ahmal.
Romeo & Juliet – essential understandings
• Rash decisions can lead to tragedy.
• Each person determines how fate may play a role in his or her life.
• Prejudices, whether old or new, can interfere with how we react to others.
• Passion is an influence on people’s choices.
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Questions to Ponder• What is a rash decision?• How does thinking about possible consequences help us
when making a decision?• What is fate?• Does fate truly determine one’s direction in life?• How do our personal prejudices interfere with
interactions with others?• How are our personal prejudices a result of our parents’
prejudices?• Where does passion exist in life?• Is passion always good or always bad when making
decisions?
The Tragic Pattern of Shakespeare
• Exposition – mood, conditions, main characters & positions, circumstances & relationships to one another
• Complication – begins the conflict that will continue throughout the play
• Rising Action – series of events leading up to climax; provides intensity for readers
• Climax – turning point of play• Falling action – climax to hero’s death• Catastrophe – hero’s death & resolution