Shakespeare: Fools and Clowns

What are the five parts of the Freytag pyramid of Dramatic structure?

• Introduction, Climax, Resolution, Conclusion, Epilogue

• Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Denouement

• Prologue, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Epilogue

• Conflict, Climax, Resolution, Falling Action, Conclusion

Who is Feste in the play?

• Olivia's professional fool

• Lear's court jester

• Goneril's protector

• Regan's advisor

What is Feste's famous quote that summarises his position within the play?

• 'Shakespeare has no heroes, only human beings.'

• 'Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.'

• 'Thou art the thing itself: unaccommodated man is no more but such a poor, bare, forked animal as thou art.'

• 'Thou shouldst not have been old til thou had been wise'

What role does the Fool play in King Lear?

• Queen's confidant

• King's bodyguard

• Wise advisor and critic

• Entertainer

What does the Fool advise Lear about in the play?

• His travel plans

• His mistakes

• His eating habits

• His clothing choices

Who does the Fool become the protector of in King Lear?

• Lear

• Cordelia

• Goneril

• Regan

According to Johnson, what does Shakespeare's characters resemble?

• Mythical creatures

• Robots

• Aliens

• Real people

A tragic drama ends in

• comedy

• catastrophe

• resolution

• wedding

"Shakespeare has no heroes, his scenes are occupied only by men". These lines were written in praise of Shakespeare's characterisation by

• Samuel Johnson

• Ben Jonson

• John Dryden

• ST Coleridge

Choose the odd one out

• Feste

• Nick Bottom

• Puck

• Autolycus