Intro to Shakespeare Notes

A type of verbal irony generally associated with a tone of voice.

April 23, 1564, in Stratford- Upon- Avon.

Early Modern English

An actor, playwright, poet, voracious writer, and wealthy landowner.

Anne Hathaway

Hamnet Shakespeare, Judith Shakespeare

A play that traces the main characters downfall

A play that ends happily and usually contains many humorous elements

A play that chronicles the life of an English monarch

A long speech given by a character while alone on stage to reveal their private thoughts or intentions

A character’s quiet remark to the audience or another character that no one else on stage is supposed to hear

The contrast between appearance and reality

When the reader or audience knows something that one or more of the characters do not know

When you say one thing and mean another

When the unexpected happens

A famous theatre in London where many of Shakespeare’s plays were performed