| colonialism | is an important context-(caliban) : system of establishment, exploration, and expansion of overseas territories by another country |
| comic relief | break in serious tone of a text to offer humor + lighter tone |
| pun | play on words where two words that sound the same have different meanings |
| metaphor | figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable |
| iambic pentameter | five feet per line: short long short |
| blank verse | unrhymed iambic pentameter |
| prose | essay |
| verse | poetry(where line breaks) |
| blocking | where the actors move on stage |
| gesture | how the actors move their bodies |
| William shakespeare (dates) | 1546-1616 |
| Anne Hathaway | wife-3 children |
| Lord Chamberlain’s Men | the kings men |
| patron | protection + introductions |
| patronage | system of support for arts + sciences renaissance Europe- honor, prestige, nice connections himself |
| the globe theatre | earth theatre-burned down twice |
| the heavens | stars painted on top of roof |
| the groundlings | people standing in front og stage |
| Queen Elizabeth | r.- 1558-1603, known as virgin queen |
| Elizabeth Period James 1 | r.- 1603-1625, king |
| public theaters | large, open-air, big audiences, buy ticket at door |
| private theaters | smaller, inside palaces, exclusive, invitation only |
| travelers’ tales and exhibitions | -ancient tales-contemporary |
| masque | a form of amateur dramatic entertainment |
| bare stage | setting left open |
| quartos | 1594 on: small, short, cheap; one play each- 18 plays appeared in this format |
| first folio | 1623-single book of 36/38 plays- 2 columns of text |
| henry clay folger | founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. |
| royal shakespeare company | acting company, he was a shareholder |
the tempest key terms
July 24, 2019