Shakespeare Tragedy

What was going on in the year of Shakespeare's birth that had tragic effects throughout Europe? 

• Spanish Flu

• Swine Flu

• Zika Virus

• the Bubonic Plague

A story or play that ends UNHAPPILY is known as...

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• Fiction

• Sadness

Which of these is NOT a genre of Shakespeares' plays?

• Comedy

• History

• Horror

• Tragedy

A dramatic play that tells the story of a character who meets an untimely and unhappy death or downfall, often because of a specific character flaw or twist of fate.

• tragedy

• comedy

• verse

• prologue

Which is a tragedy by William Shakespeare

• Much Ado About Nothing

• Midsummer's Nights Dream

• As You Like It

• Macbeth

Why didn't Iago simply tell Othello right away that Desdemona and Cassio were having an affair?

• To manipulate Othello and gain his trust

• Because he did not have any proof

• Iago was unsure about the affair

• Desdemona and Cassio were not having an affair

plays with a sad ending, usually with death

• tragedy

• comedy

• sonnet

• drama

Which play was one of Shakespeare's first tragedies?

• Hamlet

• King Lear

• Romeo and Juliet

• Henry VIII

​ (a)   is an example of a ​ (b)   because it shows the flaw of a ​ (c)   and ends ​ (d)   .

• Hamlet

• tragedy

• main character

• sadly

• As you Like it

• A Midsummer Night's Dream

• happily

• ghost

• comedy

A story/play that ends UNHAPPILY 

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• Fiction

• Sadness