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The Characteristics of a Shakespearean Tragedy

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A character who fails because of a character flaw (imperfection) or cruel twist of fate is the

a)

Protagonist

b)

Antgonist

c)

Tragic Hero

d)

Foil Character

2.

A drama that results in a catastrophe - most often death for the main character is a

a)

Comedy

b)

History

c)

Fiction

d)

Tragedy

3.

The adversary or opposing/ hostile force of the protagonist

a)

Antagonist

b)

Protagonist

c)

Tragic Hero

d)

Foil Character

4.

A character whose personality and attitude is the opposite of the main character

a)

Foil

b)

Aside

c)

Protagonist

d)

Antagonist

5.

A SPEECH given by a character alone that exposes their thoughts and feelings to the audience

a)

Soliloquy

b)

Monologue

c)

Dialogue

d)

Aside

6.

A character's remarks (1-2 lines) that reveals a character private thoughts; NOT A SPEECH

a)

Monologue

b)

Soliloquy

c)

Aside

d)

Dialogue

7.

When the audience knows more than the characters

a)

Situational irony

b)

Dramatic irony

c)

Sarcasm

d)

Verbal Irony

8.

A humorous/ funny scene that relieves the tension

a)

Aside

b)

Foil

c)

Comic Relief

d)

Tension Relief

9.

A reference to a well-known literary or historical person, event, or place that the audience is expected to know is

a)

an allusion

b)

irony

c)

a pun

d)

characterization

10.

Humor resulting from words that sound the same, but has different meanings is

a)

a pun

b)

alliteration

c)

aside

d)

monologue