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MORE THAN WITCHES: Name two political or human issues explored in Macbeth.
Any two: ambition, tyranny, corruption, complicity, betrayal, guilt or moral collapse.
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SAY IT: de-DUM. Which kind of rhythm is one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one?
An iamb.
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PASS THE LINE! What can a line shared by two speakers show or create?
Agreement, disagreement or interruption; it also speeds up the pace.
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HOW DID HE GET AWAY WITH IT? How could Shakespeare explore dangerous political ideas?
He used stories from history or distant places and approached politics indirectly.
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FACT OR MYSTERY? Do we know Shakespeare's life story in reliable detail?
No. There are major gaps, uncertain stories and later legends about his life.
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WHY OUTSIDE? Why were many public theatres built outside London's city walls?
To escape city control and opposition, especially from the authorities and the Church.
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WHO AM I? I paid little, stood in the open yard and watched the stage up close.
A groundling.
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THE CROWD! Name two things Elizabethan audiences did during performances.
For example: cheered, booed, shouted, reacted emotionally or spoke to the actors.
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BOTH AT ONCE: Which two ways of understanding the world existed side by side?
New empirical/scientific thinking and belief in the supernatural, such as ghosts and witchcraft.
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BREAK THE RHYTHM: What might an irregular line reveal? Name one possibility.
Strong emotion, social status, an important word, a pause or something significant in the scene.
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POLITICS IN DISGUISE: Why could Shakespeare not openly attack a living monarch?
Strict censorship: criticising or representing a current ruler could lead to punishment, prison, death.
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WHO CAME NEXT? Who succeeded Elizabeth I in 1603?
James VI of Scotland, who became James I of England.
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TRUE OR FALSE? Elizabethan England was peaceful and tolerant at all times.
False. It had stability and cultural growth, but also religious conflict, plots, persecution and plague.
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