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Shakespeare- Intro to Play Genres Guided Notes

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." What do you
think Shakespeare meant by this quote? What does it mean to you?
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William Shakespeare lived ____________________________________________________?

A speech one makes when by themselves is called a ____________________________________?
A ‘tragic hero” is the play’s ____________________________________________________?
Shakespeare wrote ___________ sonnets?

Short answer
What is a comic scene?
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What are the 5 main aspects of a tragedy?

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Shakespeare’s poems are about what 3 things?

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What is the rhyme scheme for a Shakespearean sonnet?

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True or False

_______ Dramas were considered great literature during Shakespeare’s time

_______ Tragedies end in death
_______ Comedies end with a kiss
_______ Most deaths in Shakespeare’s plays are caused by being stabbed
Now You Try 1

Match the play with the genre

Troilus and Cressida Titus Andronicus All’s Well That Ends Well
The Comedy of Errors Romeo & Juliet Measure for Measure
Julius Caesar The Taming of the Shrew The Winter’s Tale
The Tempest Hamlet Love’s Labour’s Lost
Two Gentlemen of Verona Two Noble Kinsmen Othello
King Lear A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Macbeth Timon of Athens The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor Antony & Cleopatra
Much Ado About Nothing Coriolanus As You Like It
Twelfth Night Pericles Cymbeline

Tragedy Comedy Problem Play Romance

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Now You Try 2

Write your own Shakespearean sonnet

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