WorksheetsShakespeare Vocabulary 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
"I’ll catch it ere it come to ground" what does 'ere' mean?
before
after
when
here
In "Thou art too like the spirit of Banquo", what does 'Thou art' mean?
Through art
You are
They are
Though art
In "Hie thee hither, That I may pour my spirits in thine ear" what does 'thine' mean?
Their
Your
Her
Yours
What does "Hie thee hither" mean?
Hurry here
Go there
Hide yourself there
Be careful
In "Those linen cheeks of thine Are counselors to fear" what does 'thine' mean?
You
Your
Yours
Theirs
Translate 'would they had stayed' to modern English.
(a)
In "Ay, my good lord", what does 'Ay' mean?
(a)
In "But in a sieve I’ll thither sail," What does 'thither' mean?
never
there
quickly
slowly
In "Sirrah, a word with you", what does 'Sirrah' mean?
(a)
In "To be thus is nothing, But to be safely thus", what does 'thus' mean?
this way
therefore
however
me
In "Be not lost So poorly in your thoughts", what does 'Be not' mean?
(a)
What does 'alas' mean?
Happily
Strangely
Unfortunately
a girl
What does 'thy' mean?
you
your
her
their
When a character speaks in order to be heard by the audience but not, supposedly, by the other characters.
Pun
Dramatic irony
Chorus
Aside
A speech given by a character onstage, alone, to let the audience know what he/she is thinking or feeling.
Oxymoron
Soliloquy
Blank verse
Chorus
The audience knows something a character does not.
This is called...
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Foil
Tragedy
Macbeth is an example of this type of play.
Comedy
Tragedy
Drama
History
From what place or source
Whence
Jest
Affect
Cuff
In "I’ll gild the faces of the grooms withal, For it must seem their guilt", what does 'withal' mean?
additionally
with everything
secretly
quietly
a play that ends with the death of a main character
tragedy
comedy
soliloquy
aside
