Tragedy versus Comedy

How is Greek tragedy seen in Elizabethan tragedy?

• the tragic flaw

• the influence of fate

• downfall

• all of the above

Romeo and Juliet/ Othello is a/n...

• epic poem

• Greek tragedy

• Elizabethan tragedy

• comedy

What is the turning point of Elizabethan Tragedy?

• When things start to get better

• When things start to fall apart

• When the main characters are introduced

• When someone dies

What is the resolution of Romeo and Juliet?

• Iago dies

• The families end their feud

• Iago is arrested

• Romeo and Juliet run away

the point of no return during; the hero makes an irreversible (undoable) decision

• rising action

• exposition

• climax

• inciting action

A Shakespearean comedy emphasises which of the following:

• Character

• Situation

• Setting

• Theme

All heroes in Shakespeare's tragedies

• Are morally strong

• Resolve their situation

• Wear disguises

• Have a fatal flaw

All heroes in comedies

• Are morally strong

• Wear disguises

• Resolve their situation

• Have a fatal flaw

A drama that results in a catastrophe - most often death for the main character is a

• Comedy

• History

• Fiction

• Tragedy

Iambic Pentameter means

• each line of verse is made up of five two syllable iambs

• there are only 5 lines in the entire poem

• there are only 10 syllables in the poem

• none of the above