Shakespearean Drama Quiz

What is an "Aside" in Shakespearean drama?

• A long speech delivered by a character alone on stage.

• A comment made by a character that is heard by the audience but not by other characters onstage.

• A conversation between two characters.

• A humorous play on words.

What is "Dialogue" in a literary work ?

• The private thoughts and emotions of a character.

• The tragic flaw of a character.

• • Conversation between characters in a literary work. Dialogue reveals characters' personalities and feelings.

• A funny episode that interrupts a serious event.

What is a "Monologue"?

• A humorous play on words.

• A short, funny episode in a drama.

• A long speech delivered by a character to another character onstage.

• A comment made to the audience that other characters cannot hear.

What is a "Soliloquy"?

• A conversation between characters.

• A long speech delivered by a character who is alone on stage.

• A funny episode in a drama.

• A play in which the main character suffers a downfall.

What defines a "Tragedy" in Shakespearean drama?

• A funny episode that interrupts a serious event.

• A play where the main character has a tragic flaw leading to their downfall.

• A humorous play on words.

• A long speech by a character revealing private thoughts.

What is the purpose of "Comic relief" in a drama?

• To reveal the private thoughts of a character.

• To interrupt with a funny episode during a serious or tragic work of drama.

• To deliver a long speech to the audience.

• To make a play on words.

What is a "Pun"?

• A long speech by a character to the audience.

• A serious conversation between characters.

• A tragic flaw in a character.

• A humorous play on two or more meanings of the same word or on two different words with the same sound.

What is a prologue in the context of a Shakespearean play?

• The final act that concludes the story.

• A Shakespearean sonnet at the beginning of an act of a play, which serves as the exposition and summary of the play.

• A detailed character analysis provided before the play begins.

• The author's personal commentary on the play's themes.

What does "tragic flaw" refer to?

• The protagonist's greatest strength that leads to a happy ending.

• A weakness within the character that leads to his or her downfall.

• A minor mistake that a character makes, with no significant consequences.

• The villain's plan that is foiled by the hero.

What is verbal irony?

• A character's internal thoughts revealed to the audience.

• Saying one thing and meaning another.

• A situation where everyone knows the truth except for one character.

• A character's dialogue that is taken literally by everyone else.