How many quatrains?
3
How many lines in a stanza/quatrain?
4
What is a quatrain?
like a “paragraph” in the poem
How many couplets?
1
How many lines in a couplet?
2
Purpose of couplet?
Provides a thesis/theme
How many lines in the poem total?
14
Rhyme Scheme (letters)
ABABCDCDEFEFGG
Rhyme Scheme (in a way that makes sense)
each quatrain rhymes every other line and each rhyme in the quatrains are different from the other quatrains and the couplet rhymes and is still separate from the rest of the poem
5 facts about Shakespeare
1 where & when was he christened?
Stratford-upon-avon April 26 1564
5 facts about Shakespeare
2 who and when was he married to
Ann Hathaway November 27, 1582
5 facts about Shakespeare
3 daughter named ___ christened when? Twins named __ & __ christened when?
Susanna - May 26, 1583
Hamnet & Judith - February 2, 1585
5 facts about Shakespeare
4 name first appeared in print in…
1592
5 facts about Shakespeare
5 died where and when?
Stratford - upon - Avon April 23, 1616
what was London like during Shakespeare’s time?
palaces and alleyways contrast between rich and poor, romantic - poetry and theater, violence and plague
who are groundlings?
the poor who paid pennies to see shows and had to stand, crowded at the front
When during the day were plays performed and why?
the afternoon so the sun could light the stage
What was important tech element during Shakespeare’s time?
Costumes
Were women allowed to perform onstage?
NO
Why didn’t London officials like theaters
moral disease - attracted bad people, spread the plague, people left work to see plays
in 1593 how long had queen Elizabeth been on the throne
40 years
How did Queen Elizabeth feel about the plays
She loved them
Why didn’t Queen Elizabeth marry?
so she could focus on work, keep her power, and use marriage as a negotiation device with foreign countries and then take it away
Why is Romeo and Juliet so important in Shakespeare career?
was an investigation of love, broke the mold by mixing comedy and tragedy
