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Question 1 of 211. Question1 Point
William Shakespeare lived mainly in the
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Question 2 of 212. Question1 Point
William Shakespeare’s playing company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, had a theater built in London. Many of his plays were performed there. In 1613 it was destroyed by fire but a modern reconstruction was rebuilt. It opened in 1997, 230 meters from the site of the original theatre.
The name of this theater is
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Question 3 of 213. Question1 Point
William Shakespeare’s father, John Shakespeare, was a
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Question 4 of 214. Question1 Point
Shakespeare is also known as
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Question 5 of 215. Question1 Point
Speaking the name Macbeth inside a theatre is believed to cause disaster according to theatrical superstition. Actors avoid saying its name when in the theatre and use a euphemism instead.
Which alternative phrase do actors use to refer to the play Macbeth?
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Question 6 of 216. Question1 Point
I Early London theaters like The Globe and The Theatre had no roof.
II A large portion of the audience would stand in the yard, directly in front of the stage.CorrectIncorrect -
Question 7 of 217. Question1 Point
Although William Shakespeare’s reputation as a writer is based primarily on his plays, he also wrote quite a number of sonnets.
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Question 8 of 218. Question1 Point
William Shakespeare was born in
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Question 9 of 219. Question3 Points
Match these famous lines to the plays they belong to.
- Julius Caesar
- Hamlet
- The Merchant of Venice
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Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.
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To be or not to be: that is the question
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If you prick us, do we not bleed? / If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, / do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?
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Question 10 of 2110. Question4 Points
In the classical Greek tragedies of Aeschylus or Euripides the tragic hero would be brought down by a “tragic flaw”, an internal imperfection (‘hamartia‘). Often the classical tragic flaw would be a case of hubris, a belief that the protagonist is somehow above the fates, or in control of destiny.
Shakespeare’s four great tragedies also center on a character with a tragic flaw, which inevitably leads to his downfall.
Match the fatal flaw to the tragic hero.
- is indecisive.
- values appearances above reality.
- is ambitious.
- is of a jealous disposition.
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Hamlet
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King Lear
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Macbeth
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Othello
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Question 11 of 2111. Question1 Point
OPHELIA
Oh, what a noble mind is here o’erthrown!—
The courtier’s, soldier’s, scholar’s, eye, tongue, sword,
Th’ expectancy and rose of the fair state,
The glass of fashion and the mould of form,
Th’ observed of all observers, quite, quite down!
And I, of ladies most deject and wretched,
That sucked the honey of his music vows,
Now see that noble and most sovereign reason
Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune and harsh;
That unmatched form and feature of blown youth
Blasted with ecstasy. Oh, woe is me,
T’ have seen what I have seen, see what I see!Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1
John William Waterhouse’s painting Ophelia (1894)
In Shakespeare’s day female characters were played by
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Question 12 of 2112. Question1 Point
The first names of William Shakespeare’s parents were
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Question 13 of 2113. Question1 Point
The Porter scene in Macbeth is an example of a comic episode usually set after after a succession of intensely tragic dramatic moments. It is used to provide a temporary reprieve from tension, or to intensify the dramatic action.
What is the correct dramatic term for this comic interlude?
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Question 14 of 2114. Question1 Point
With whom did Shakespeare marry?
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Question 15 of 2115. Question4 Points
Which Shakespearean tragedies are generally considered to be his Four Great Tragedies?
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Question 16 of 2116. Question1 Point
The name of the first permanent theatre in London (built in 1574) was
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Question 17 of 2117. Question1 Point
She should have died hereafter;
There would have been a time for such a word.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Macbeth Act V, scene 5In his plays Shakespeare frequently makes use of regular metrical (iambic pentameter) but unrhymed lines.
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Question 18 of 2118. Question4 Points
Match the Shakespearean play to its correct description.
- Richard III
- Othello
- The Taming of the Shrew
- Hamlet
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English duke lies, cheats and murders to become king
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Moorish general in the Venetian army wrongly suspects his wife of infidelity
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rebellious young woman becomes obedient wife
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young Danish prince should revenge his father, but procrastinates
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Question 19 of 2119. Question1 Point
Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets.
I A sonnet is a poem of sixteen lines.
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Question 20 of 2120. Question1 Point
I From one side of a theatre like The Globe extended a thrust stage.
II A theatre company like The Lord Chamberlain’s Men let Londoners know there would be a performance in the theatre by ringing bells at regular intervals.CorrectIncorrect -
Question 21 of 2121. Question3 Points
Match these famous lines to the plays they belong to.
- As You Like it
- Romeo and Juliet
- Macbeth
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All the world ‘s a stage, / and all the men and women merely players. / They have their exits and their entrances; / And one man in his time plays many parts.
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O Romeo, Romeo; wherefore art thou Romeo?
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Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player / That struts and frets his hour upon the stage / And then is heard no more. It is a tale / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying nothing.
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In his plays he takes us to Venice, Denmark and the Roman Empire. The most famous love story about the star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, was written by him. How much do you know about him? Test your knowledge and find out whether you are a Shakespeare blockhead or egghead.
William Shakespeare
He lived about four hundred years ago. He acted, wrote plays and sonnets, lived and worked in London for a while and died a rich man in his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon. Widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language he wrote histories, tragedies, comedies and sonnets.
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How much do you know about William Shakespeare’s life and work? What did a theatre look like in his day and age? What are the names of his four great tragedies? In which century did he live?