Hamlet - Shakespearean Drama Vocabulary
Authored by Rebekah Stranger
English
9th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following:
Aside
Long speech given by one character.
Soliloquy
A character speaks thoughts aloud while alone on stage.
Monologue
A comment made by a character directly to another character that the rest aren't supposed to hear.
Dialogue
Conversation between two or more people.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
2.
REORDER QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Put the following in order from the largest section of a play to the smallest section of a play:
Word
Play
Act
Scene
Line
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following:
Comedy
A play that tells a light-hearted story with a happy ending and a wedding at the end.
Tragedy
A play that tells the dramatized, embellished, or exaggerated story of a real historical figure and the people around that person.
History
A play that tells the dramatic story of a protagonist's downfall and usually ends with death.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Blank verse is...
... a song written with a lot of pauses for music.
... a type of poetry where the author uses blank lines to make a point.
... dialogue written in poetry that has rhythm by not rhyme.
... when a character mimes a monologue silently instead of speaking it.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A tragic hero is...
... a hero whom we hate because he makes a lot of dumb mistakes.
... a character with whom we agree when it comes to common sense or life choices.
... a character with whom we disagree, but who is also worthy of our honor and respect.
... a hero with whom we empathize, but who also has a tragic flaw that leads to specific downfall.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A tragic flaw is...
... a character flaw that ultimately leads to the downfall of a tragic hero.
... an intentionally broken set piece that causes tragedy in a play.
... a human weakness that a character learns to overcome.
... when an actor forgets his line and says something horrible while on stage.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
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