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Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 29mins
What is the technique?
All the world’s a stage,
And all men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. (As you like it)
Simile
Personification
Imagery
Extended metaphor
What is the technique?
No heaven peep through the blanket of the dark to cry, 'Hold, hold!' (Macbeth)
Simile
Personification
Imagery
Allusion
What is the technique?
Her azure veins, her alabaster skin,
Her coral lips, her snow-white dimpled chin (Lucrece)
Simile
Personification
Imagery
Metaphor
What is the technique
O villain! Thou wilt be condemned into everlasting redemption for this. (Much Ado About Nothing)
Simile
Malapropism
Imagery
Metaphor
What type meter is in...
Shall I compare thee to a summer day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate (Sonnet 18)
Iambic pentameter
Blank
Tetrameter
In Shakespeare's plays, Act 1...
Introduces the setting, characters and central conflict.
Characters are assigned to be either good or bad
The bad characters seem to be winning the conflict
In Shakespeare's plays, Act 2...
Introduces the setting, characters and central conflict.
Characters are assigned to be either good or bad
The good characters rise up
In Shakespeare's plays, Act 3...
The good characters inevitably win
Characters are assigned to be either good or bad
The bad characters seem to be winning the conflict
In Shakespeare's plays, Act 4...
The good characters rise up
Characters are assigned to be either good or bad
The bad characters seem to be winning the conflict
In Shakespeare's plays, Act 5...
The good characters inevitably win
Characters are assigned to be either good or bad
The bad characters seem to be winning the conflict
Which type of play features violence and alienation of former friends?
Tragedy
Comedy
History
Which type of plays are based on the lives of famous Kings and Queens?
Tragedy
Comedy
History
Which type of plays are based around the theme of love?
Tragedy
Comedy
History
in Shakespeare's time, people believed in...
Equal rights
Witches
Leprechauns
What was the name of the illness that killed a lot of people during Shakespeare's time?
Plague
Yellow fever
The flu
What were popular forms of entertainment in Elizabethan England?
Bear baiting
Watching criminals be punished
Torturing inmates at insane asylums
Board games
Elizabethan theatre was a popular form of entertainment for...
Men
Women
Rich people
Everyone
How many people did The Globe Theatre hold?
1000
2000
3000
4000
Where was William Shakespeare born?
London
Birmingham
Stratford-upon-Avon
When did Shakespeare die?
23, April, 1600
20, April, 1616
23, April, 1616
The Globe theatre had elaborate sets and props.
True
False
How were performances announced to the public at The Globe?
The flag on top of the building wss raised
They were announced with a speaker
A poster was displayed by the front door
What were the 'heavens'?
The ceiling over the stage, used for storage, sound effects and lowering actors down for special effects
The seating galleries
An area used to stage the main action of the play
When the flag on the top of The Globe was raised, what type of play did it signify if it was black?
Tragedy
Comedy
History
When the flag on the top of The Globe was raised, what type of play did it signify if it was white?
Tragedy
Comedy
History
When the flag on the top of The Globe was raised, what type of play did it signify if it was red?
Tragedy
Comedy
History
An example of a tragedy play is...
Hamlet
Twelfth Night
Richard III
An example of a tragedy play is...
Much Ado About Nothing
Macbeth
Taming of the Shrew
An example of a comedy play is...
Much Ado About Nothing
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
An example of a comedy play is...
Henry V
King Lear
The Tempest
An example of a history play is...
Henry V
King Lear
The Tempest
An example of a history play is...
The Merchant of Venice
Richard III
Othello
The types of speeches you find in a Shakespearean play are
Dialogue
Chanting
Soliloquy
Aside
A lengthy speech by one character to the other characters on stage is ...
Soliloquy
Aside
Monologue
Dialogue
Most of the speech in a play, and is between multiple characters, is called
Soliloquy
Aside
Monologue
Dialogue
A line spoken by an actor to the audience is
Soliloquy
Aside
Monologue
Dialogue
A speech in a play where a character expresses their thoughts aloud to the audience is
Soliloquy
Aside
Monologue
Dialogue
How many Acts do each of Shakespeare's plays have?
3
4
5
6
Alack means
soon
alas - oh no!
in good faith
please
Hither means
from here
to here
morning
please
Prithee means
notice
go away
please
listen
Doth means
notice
go away
does
please
Hark means
notice
go away
listen
please
The people who would stand in the yard to watch a play were called...
Peasants
Plebs
Groundlings
Hatchlings
A belief of the Elizabethan people that is reflected in Macbeth is...
Aliens
Witches
Space travel
A belief of the Elizabethan people that is reflected in Macbeth is...
Great Chain of Beings
Equal rights
#MeToo
What is the technique?
Her azure veins, her alabaster skin,
Her coral lips, her snow-white dimpled chin (Lucrece)
Simile
Personification
Imagery
Metaphor
How were performances announced to the public at The Globe?
The flag on top of the building wss raised
They were announced with a speaker
A poster was displayed by the front door
What technique is used in
Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep
Personification
Imagery
Allusion
Simile
What technique is used in ...
My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep (Romeo and Juliet)
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Shakespeare is still relevant because his plays include...
Universal themes
Relatable characters
Relatable emotions
Sharks and tornadoes
Macbeth is still popular because its themes are still relevant. These include...
Betrayal
Ambition
Male/female gender expectations
Young love
