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WorksheetsShakespearean Functional Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
advances
a)
moves diagonally
b)
pulls out a weapon
c)
moves forward
d)
two people approach each other
2.
alarum
a)
frantic clamor created by children in a play
b)
loud activity exhibited by the audience
c)
moves forward, against each other
d)
loud, frantic, excited activity; the sounds of war
3.
aside
a)
discussion with the audience that the other actors cannot hear
b)
moving from side to side
c)
looking sideways
d)
discussion with the other actors that the audience cannot hear
4.
attended
a)
a waitress
b)
an animal companion
c)
to be accompanied by a spirit or god
d)
to be accompanied by a companion or servant
5.
beneath
a)
the lower position before the atmosphere
b)
when an actor pops up unexpectedly
c)
in a lower place or underneath the stage
d)
below the heavens
6.
draws
a)
two or more performers leave the stage or withdraw themselves
b)
pulls out a weapon for use
c)
an inner position from the stage
d)
uses artwork as a weapon
7.
exeunt
a)
two or more performers leave the stage
b)
three or more actors position themselves on the stage
c)
seeks seclusion; moves back or away
d)
exactly five performers leave the stage
8.
flourish/sennet
a)
from an inner position outwards
b)
loud, frantic, or excited activity
c)
horns or trumpets to announce the entrance or exit of a person of distinction
d)
a remark made for all actors and audience members to hear as an act of distinction
9.
retires/withdraws
a)
seeks seclusion, recedes (moves back)
b)
an inner position where the actor places himself on stage
c)
moves forward
d)
two or more performers leave the stage
10.
within
a)
a piece of dialogue intended for the audience and supposedly not heard by the other actors on the stage
b)
a fanfare to announce an entrance or exit of a person
c)
when the actor reflects on what he has done and has a special dialogue with the audience
d)
an inner position, place, or area close to, but not actually on, the stage
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