| Shakespeare lived and wrote during what time period? | Elizabethan Era |
| What was the English Renaissance heavily influenced by? | arts and drama |
| What acting company was Shakespeare a member of and where are they most known from performing? | Lord Chamberlin’s men |
| What were the theatergoers that sat in the pit called and why? | groundlings; ate hazelnuts and smelled bad |
| Describe the Globe Theater. | stage extended into audience; performances outside; 3 story; played in daytime because of the light |
| All of the a parts in a play during Shakespeare’s time were performed by whom? | young boys played female girls |
| Who often got credit from writing Shakespeare’s plays? | … |
| What types of plays did Shakespeare write and what other type of writing did he do? | comedies; tragedies |
| What is the difference between poetry and prose? | poetry= concentrated language; “verse”pose=language of everyday speaking |
| Explain blank verse and iambic pentameter. | iambic pentameter= unstressed, stressed, pay attention to syllables; penta= five; meter regular rhythm blank verse= |
| Why would Shakespeare use iambic pentameter (it is not because he just did)? | the rhythm represents the closeness of our speech |
| What are the differences between Elizabethan Drama and Modern Drama? | Elizabethan Drama=didn’t have movies, did not have props, costumes, no elaborate lighting schemes; listening to long stories; importance of wordsModern Drama=the importance of words; real life vs. stage life |
| Explain each. | Shakespeare using words; real life vs. stage life |
| Why were words so important in an Elizabethan Drama? | set the scene and the audience listens |
| How can we analyze a character in a Shakespeare play? And what is not important? | characters are figures that represent people 1. by what they say2.what others say about them3. what people say about them |
| How did Aristotle label all drama including? And where did explain this? | drama is an imitation of an action; |
| What is the definition of symbolism according to the film? | how universals are presented by particulars |
| What are the characteristics of a Tragic Figure? | noble figures who are somehow better than we are; recognize consequences of failures; |
| What are the characteristics of a tragedy? | terrible= extreme suffering purging of emotions imaginative decryption of the tragic figure |
| Why or how is a tragedy enlightening and uplifting? And what did Yates call it? | beauty side that creates beautiful tragedy |
| What did Aristotle call a purging of emotions? | … |
| Who wrote Oedipus Rex? And when was it written? | 5th century |
| The film uses Oedipus Rex as an example of what kind of tragedy? | economical presentation |
| Why should one care about the Oedipus Rex or any tragedy for that matter? | we are exploring the depth of human suffering; Oedipus takes responsibility for his actions |
| What are some characteristics of Oedipus and Tragic Figures for that matter? | Oedipus= is King of Thebes; endures uncommon suffering; punishes himself violently; |
| What is meant by an economic tragedy? | nothing extra going on in the play; |
| What time period do the Middle Ages occupy? | tragedy |
| What does the film call Middle Ages tragedies and how does it define them? | … |
| What is De Casibus Virorum Illustrium? | 1. narrative story form 2. the fall of the main character 3. taught through a moral lesson |
| What are the characteristics of a De Casibus tragedy? | … |
| Explain the wheel of fortune. | matter of time before you fall; the wheel keeps turning; life stinks down there; characters may be at the top of the wheel and wind up at the bottom of the wheel |
| What were Shakespeare’s tragedies influenced by? | kind of story telling during the time; theme of life as a pattern controlled by society |
| How many tragedies did Shakespeare write? | 10 |
| WHich of Shakespeare’s tragedies are considered good tragedies and why? | Romeo and Juliet= 6 years are Titus; doomed love of the two main characters; straight tragedy;Macbeth= 1603-1606; destroys soul to gain power; examination of evil from the inside; excellent poetry; spooky and chilling playTitus Adronicus= not a good tragedy; Hamlet= most famous tragedy; thinking person’s tragedy Othello= emotional impact; heartbreak fall of a man King Lear= grand fable; fairy-tale; king kills all who are close to him; Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, and Othello |
| How are Shakespearean tragedies like Greek Tragedies? | … |
| How are Shakespearean tragedies like Middle Age tragedies? | … |
| Why do the call good tragedies economical/ what is meant by an economical tragedy? | … |
Othello/ Shakespeare
August 4, 2019