Shakespeare's Language

What does the word hither mean?

• near

• to walk

• here

• you

Shakespeare often wrote his sentences in an unusual order. In what order would he write his sentences?

• Subject + Verb+ Direct Object

• Direct Object + Verb + Subject

• Subject + Direct Object + Verb

• Verb + Subject

Which type of lines are the following?

The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars

As daylight doth a lamp; her eyes in heaven

• A run on line

• An end-stop line

• A free verse

• All of the above

What does the word morrow mean?

• sorry

• mother

• to marry

• morning

What does the word ere mean?

• ever

• before

• or

• year

What does the word wherefore mean?

• why

• where

• who

• when

What does the word naught mean?

• bad

• not

• never

• nothing

What do the words thy, thou and thee mean?

• the

• you

• to try

• me

What is the term given to the words spoken by a character to the audience but are not supposed to be overheard by the others onstage?

• aside

• chorus

• irony

• soliloquy

What is the term given to a long speech in which a character is onstage alone to expresses his/her thoughts aloud?

• aside

• chorus

• pun

• soliloquy