Today, you were provided with a booklet covering much of the background information you need to know to understand Shakespeare. The goal today is to read this booklet actively and then answer the questions I have posted below: If you were not here, the readings are in your portfolio; however, ALL of these questions can be answered through a web search. They are due tomorrow.
Hamlet
Introductory Questions
(Value:
21)
1. List
and name the characteristics of the three types of plays which were the basis
of Elizabethan Drama. (value: 6)
2. What
are the four characteristics of “Revenge Tragedy”? (value: 4)
3. What
are five elements of “Revenge tragedy”? How did Shakespeare follow this
classical tragedy format? (Value: 6)
4. What
is iambic pentameter? Why is it so important to the study of Shakespeare? How
did Shakespeare change words to suit this rhythm? (Value: 3)
5. Why
did boys play the women’s parts in Shakespearean drama? (Value: 1)
6. From
the “courtyard model”, what playhouse came into being? (Value:1)
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