Shakespeare Vocabulary

A speech given by a character onstage, alone, to let the audience know what he/she is thinking or feeling.

• Oxymoron

• Soliloquy

• Blank verse

• Chorus

A character whose personality and attitude contrasts sharply with those of another character; used to highlight both characters' traits

• Aside

• Tragic hero

• Soliloquy

• Foil

subject form of "you"

• thee

• thy

• thou

• teen

object form of "you"

• thy

• thou

• tis

• thee

Which is the most accurate description of Shakespeare's vocabulary

• He had a vocabulary of over 20,000 words; all of which are used in his plays

• He used over 30,000 words in his plays and then invented another 14,000

• He knew nearly a million words, and we see 100,000 in his plays

• Having limited education, his working (active) vocabulary was roughly that of a high school student today: 12-15,000

Shakespeare is credited for creating over _____ words.

• 10

• 100

• 1000

• 1700

Shakespeare was a ____ author, producing many poems and plays.

• exonerate

• superfluous

• abundant

• prolific

This word from the text most closely means "still in existance today?"

• patron

• extant

• consistant

• none of the others

In a Shakespearean play, McKaylah asks Eden, "What does 'Hast' mean in modern English?"

• Hurry

• have

• happen

• were

How many words did Shakespeare create?

• 1700

• 200

• 2500

• 900