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Shakespeare Terms

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

8th - 12th Grade

30 Questions

CCSS covered

Shakespeare Terms
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A remark that one character makes to the other that others on the stage are not meant to hear that is clarified by a stage direction

tragedy

soliloquy

aside

allusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A light, mildly humorous scene before or after a serious one used to cut the tension or intensity of the action

comic relief

dramatic irony

tragedy

character flaw

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The tragic hero usually fails or dies because of this.

comic relief

dramatic irony

character flaw

antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The main character that comes to an unhappy or miserable end. Generally is a person of importance/nobility and has extraordinary abilities and a tragic flaw that leads to his/her downfall.

tragic hero

antagonist

soliloquy

character flaw

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A speech that a character makes while alone on the stage that gives the audience insight into the character's thoughts and feelings

comic relief

soliloquy

tragedy

antagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A drama that ends in catastrophe for the main characters

soliloquy

comic relief

aside

tragedy

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A situation in a play in which the audience knows something the character does not

character flaw

allusion

dramatic irony

comic relief

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

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