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**Reminder for Pyramus and Thisbe by Ovid vs

Midsummer Nights Dream


vs
Romeo and Juliet
***
ELAGSE9-10RL9
Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work (e.g., how Shakespeare treats a theme or
topic from Ovid or the Bible or how a later author draws on a play by Shakespeare).
ELAGSE9-10RL6
Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States,
drawing on a wide reading of world literature.

Shakespeare Background Notes


1. Shakespeare was born in April 1564.
2. The ruler at the time was Queen Elizabeth I.
3. The theaters were condemned (this word means ) by the Protestants (this word means)
4. People from upper class and lower class both attended the theater.
5. The theaters had no lighting which meant that performances were impacted by the weather.
6. By 1603, Elizabeth died, and the next ruler, King James I, and Shakespeares troupe became the official theatre group for the
king.
7. The actors were all men, and the female parts were played by young teenage boys.
8. Most of the plays were written and performed in iambic pentameter. Iambic pentameter has 10 syllables per line and usually
stressed the even syllables.
9. No copies of Shakespeare plays in his own handwriting survived.
10. Plays werent printed because they werent viewed as literature.
11. In that time period there were no copyright laws so it was common to have playwrights steal from one another.

ELAGSE9-10L6
Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the
college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension
or expression.

Drama Notes

1. A tragedy is a serious play that ends in disaster and sorrow.

2. The tragic hero is usually someone born into a noble family and who may have great influence on society.
3. This character usually has one or more fatal flaws--a weakness or a serious error in judgment-- that leads to his or her downfall
(usually death)
4. Comic relief is a humorous scene, incident, or speech. The purpose of comic relief is usually present in a tragedy to relieve the
overall emotional tension. By providing contrast, comic relief helps the audience to absorb the earlier events of the plot and
get ready for the ones to come.
5. A foil is a character whose personality or attitudes are in sharp contrast to those of another character in the same work.
6. The purpose of a foil is to highlight the other characters traits or attitude. This also helps the behavior of one character is made
clearer when it is sharply contrasted
7. Suspended disbelief refers to the willingness of a person to accept as true the premises of a work of fiction, even if they are
fantastic or impossible. The audience agrees to suspend their judgment for a little while in exchange for the promise of
entertainment.
8. Dialogue--the lines spoken by characters
9. Monologue is a long, uninterrupted speech by one character spoken in front of and heard by the other characters.
10. A soliloquy is a dramatic monologue where a character reveals his or her inner feelings. The purpose of a soliloquy is to let the
audience know what the character is thinking. It is a way for the audience to overhear the characters thoughts.

11. An aside is a remark or comment a character makes to the audience or another character, which is not intended for some or all
the other characters to hear. Its purpose is to reveal the characters private thoughts.
12. A stage direction usually indicates when an aside is being made. Asides are usually made to the audience unless the stage
directions state otherwise.
13. Dramatic irony is a situation in which the audience knows more than the character onstage. A character does or says something
of greater importance than he or she knows. The audience, however, is aware of the meaning and importance of the act or
speech.
14. Unlike other literary genres, dramatic literature requires that some direction be given to the characters (actors). These stage
directions might include how and where to move onstage. These directions are written in italics and included in [brackets] in
the text of the play.
15.

**Reminder for Pyramus and Thisbe by Ovid vs


Midsummer Nights Dream
vs
Romeo and Juliet
***
ELAGSE9-10RL9
Analyze how an author draws on and
transforms source material in a specific work (e.g., how Shakespeare treats a theme or topic from Ovid or the Bible or how a later author draws on a play by
Shakespeare).
ELAGSE9-10RL6
Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading
of world literature.

Shakespeare Background Notes


1. Shakespeare was born in April ________________________________
2. The ruler at the time was _______________________________________________________.
3. The theaters were _____________________________ (this word means express disapproval ).
4. People from _______________________________ class and ____________________________ class both attended the theater.
5. The theaters had ________________________________ which meant that performances were impacted by the
________________________________.
6. By 1603, Elizabeth died, and the next ruler, ________________________________, and Shakespeares troupe became the
official theatre group for the king.
7. The actors were all ___________________, and the female parts were played by young teenage
________________________________.
8. Most of the plays were written and performed in iambic pentameter. ________________________________ has 10 syllables per
line and usually stressed the even syllables.
9. No copies of Shakespeare plays in his own ________________________________ survived.
10. Plays werent printed because they werent viewed as ________________________________.
11. In that time period there were no copyright laws so it was common to have playwrights ________________________________
from one another.
ELAGSE9-10L6
Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the
college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension
or expression.

Drama Notes

1. A _______________________________ is a serious play that ends in disaster and sorrow.


2. The ________________________________ usually someone born into a noble family and who may have great influence on
society.
3. This character usually has one or more ________________________________--a weakness or a serious error in judgment-- that
leads to his or her downfall (usually death)
4. ________________________________ is a ________________________________ scene, incident, or speech. The purpose of
comic relief is usually present in a tragedy to _________________________the overall emotional
_____________________________. By providing contrast, comic relief helps the audience to
________________________________ the earlier events of the plot and get ready for the ones to come.
5. A ________________________________ is a character whose personality or attitudes are in sharp contrast to those of another
character in the same work. The purpose of a foil is to ________________________________the other characters
________________________________ or ________________________________. This also helps the behavior of one character is
made clearer when it is sharply contrasted
6. ________________________________refers to the willingness of a person to accept as true the premises of a work of fiction,
even if they are fantastic or ________________________________. The audience agrees to suspend their judgment for a little
while in ________________________________ for the promise of ________________________________.
7. ________________________________ is the term for the lines spoken by characters
8. A ________________________________ is a long, uninterrupted ________________________________ by one character spoken
in front of and ________________________________ by the other characters.
9. A ________________________________ is a dramatic monologue where a character reveals his or her inner feelings. The
purpose of a soliloquy is to let the audience know what the character is thinking. It is a way for the audience to overhear the
characters ________________________________. None of the other characters on stage can hear the characters feelings.
10. An _________________________ is a remark or comment a character makes to the audience or another character, which is not
intended for some or all the other characters to hear.
11. ________________________________is a situation in which the ___________________ knows ______________________ than
the ____________________________ onstage. A character does or says something of greater importance than he or she knows.
The audience, however, is aware of the meaning and importance of the act or speech.
12. Unlike other literary genres, dramatic literature requires that some direction be given to the characters (actors).
These________________________________ might include how and where to move onstage. These directions are written in
italics and included in [brackets] in the text of the play.

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