Shakespeare and Shakespearean Sonnets

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  1. 3. What was the name of Shakespeare's son?
  2. 4. The word sonnet is derived from this Italian word.
  3. 6. How were Shakespeare's sonnets titled?
  4. 7. The final two lines of a Shakespearean sonnet are called a __________.
  5. 10. What is the name of Shakespeare's theater?
  6. 12. Shakespearean sonnets were written using this.
  7. 14. The Shakespearean sonnet uses three four-line units called __________.
  8. 16. Each line consists of five __________ syllables alternating with five stressed syllables.
  9. 17. How many lines are in a sonnet?
  10. 19. There are 154 of these written by Shakespeare.
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  1. 1. Shakespeare wrote tragedies, comedies, and __________.
  2. 2. What was Shakespeare's wife's name?
  3. 5. He perfected the sonnet form in Italy.
  4. 8. Where was Shakespeare born?
  5. 9. How many children did Shakespeare have?
  6. 10. What was the base of the stage called?
  7. 11. Shakespeare died on his __________.
  8. 13. Which Shakespeare play is about a power hungry Scottish general who receives
  9. 15. Shakespeare's sonnets say profound things about important human __________.
  10. 18. The chief subject of Shakespeare's sonnets.