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IS ALL THE WORLD A STAGE?

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  • WHICH ELEMENT IS IT? Divides the play into smaller parts like chapters in a book
    ACTS
  • WHICH ELEMENT IS IT? The lines spoken by the actors
    DIALOGUE
  • "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Twelfth Night." belong to which genre?
    Comedies
  • WHICH ELEMENT IS IT? The instructions that tell the actors what to do
    STAGE DIRECTIONS
  • ___________ _________ is often regarded as the greatest playwright in English literature. He is responsible for 37 plays such as Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.
    William Shakespeare
  • WHICH ELEMENT IS IT? The actors in a drama or play
    CAST
  • What is the soliloquy? : This soliloquy is one of the most famous in literature. Hamlet reflects on the nature of life and death, contemplating the pain and suffering of existence.
    To be or not to be
  • ________________ are speeches delivered to other characters on stage, often conveying important information or making persuasive arguments.
    Monologues
  • These are introspective speeches where a character reveals their inner thoughts and emotions to the audience. "To be or not to be" from "Hamlet" is a famous ______________.
    soliloquy
  • "Macbeth," "Hamlet," and "Othello." belong to which genre?
    Tragedies
  • WHICH ELEMENT IS IT? Divide the acts each time the setting changes
    SCENE
  • A ________________ is a literary text in which a story unfolds through action and dialogue between the characters.
    play
  • __________ and _________ are both dramatic devices where a character speaks alone on stage.
    Soliloquies and monologues
  • WHICH ELEMENT IS IT? When and where the story takes place
    SETTING
  • "Henry IV" and "Richard III." belong to which genre?
    Histories
  • In this monologue, Mark Antony appeals to the Roman citizens after Caesar's assassination. He uses irony, as he initially praises Brutus and the conspirators for their noble intentions, all while subtly revealing their treachery.
    "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears"
  • Which sonnet starts with the line "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" ?
    Sonnet 18
  • This metrical pattern consists of ten syllables in each line, with alternating unstressed and stressed syllables. It lends his works a rhythmic and musical quality.
    Iambic Pentameter