6V Literature - Shakespeare re-cap

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Shakespeare re-cap

Prose version of Hamlet

Correct answers to assignments

Questions about past lessons

Shakespeare - Reader&Workbook

 Prose version of "to be or not to be"

Answer sheets for assignments

SHAKESPEARE

What was Shakespeare's birth year?

1. 1582
2. 1585
3. 1564
4. 1592

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

1. 154
2. 112
3. 103
4. 188

What is the common element of comedies?

1. they end in death
2. they end in marriage
3. they end in tragedy
4. they end in festivity

The common element of tragedies is ...

1. DEATH
2. LOVE
3. WAR
4. LIFE

Which are the Four Great Tragedies?

1. Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, Richard II
2. Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, Othello
3. Hamlet, Henry V, Macbeth, Othello
4. King Lear, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo & Juliet

How many words did Shakespeare invent?

1. around 1900
2. around 500
3. around 1000
4. around 1700

What kind of plays are Romeo & Juliet and Hamlet?

1. tragedy and tragedy
2. tragedy and history play
3. history play and comedy
4. tragedy and comedy

Which is NOT an element of a soliloquy?

1. character talks to him/herself
2. character talks to the rest of the cast
3. character relates to thoughts+feelings
4. character talks to the audience

Which Shakespeare text/fragment did you like best?

Would you like to see a real Shakespeare play (in the theatre)? Why (not)?

What if we would stage a Shakespeare play - would you want to participate? Why (not) and how?