Elizabethan Era and Shakespeare Unit 1 W2L3 Revision

The "Great Chain of........."

Order the hierarchy of the Elizabethan Era

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What is the one of the themes of Elizabethan Era that is repeatedly explored in Shakespeare's plays

The theme of gender roles that are explored in Shakespeare's plays deals with:

• Legal Rights

• Marriage as a Social Contract

• Domestic Sphere

• All!

The Monarch held​ (a)   power and​ (b)   over the subjects during​ the (c)  

• ultimate
• authority
• Elizabethan Era
• limited, control, Victorian Period
• shared, influence, Medieval Times
• absolute, dominance, Renaissance Era

Fate vs Free Will and examples from Shakespeare's Plays

Groups:

(a) Fate

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(b) Free Will

• we create our own destiny

• choices shape our future

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• some things are out of our control

• we are responsible for our actions

• our decisions define who we are

• destiny is predetermined

• everything happens for a reason

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• things were meant to happen

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• the future is not set in stone

• Macbeth

• what is meant to be will be

Appearance vs Reality in Shakespeare's plays are:

• Only relevant in comedies
• The theme of appearance vs reality is a central motif in Shakespeare's plays, illustrating the contrast between how things appear and their true nature.
• A minor theme in Shakespeare's plays
• Always leads to a happy ending

What is the role of LOVE and RELATIONSHIPS in the ELIZABETHAN ERA and SHAKESPEARE'S plays?

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b

c

d

e

Arranged Marriage

Gender Roles

Choas of Love

Courtly Love

Marriage as a social contract

In Shakespeare's plays, the theme of fate vs free will is often represented by:

• A lack of any significant choices for characters

• The use of supernatural elements and prophecies

• Characters who have complete control over their destinies

• Characters who never face any consequences

Which of the following is a common theme in Shakespeare's tragedies?

• The triumph of good over evil

• The inevitability of fate

• Comic relief

• Unquestioned loyalty