Shakespeare Quiz 2

In She’s the Man, the story shows an equivalent situation to Antonio thinking Sebastian denies knowing him.

The ghost's manifestation on digital screens in the film symbolizes temporary truth in a media-saturated world.

Whose ghost does Hamlet meet?

What is the name of Ophelia's brother?

A strict grammatical breakdown of a Shakespeare play removes the performance aspect of the work.

The real Sebastian is an extremely talented soccer player.

How does the setting of Elsinore differ between the play and the film?

In the film, where are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern last seen before their death?

Hamlet is a commentary on corruption, betrayal, and deceit within positions of power

Modern adaptations don’t often spark debates about interpretations and the relationship between text and screenplay

Why does Viola disguise herself as Sebastian and attend his school in She’s the Man?

Hamlet is not actually insane

Claudius murders Hamlet’s father by pouring poison in his ear.

In She's the Man, Malvolio is a tarantula instead of a character in the story.

Why did the real Sebastian disappear for two weeks in She’s the Man?

How does Claudius die in the play?

The fragmented editing and use of digital media in the film suggests:

Who is the one character who lives at the end of the play?

What is the purpose of Hamlet's poorly-made Mousetrap as a film instead of a play?

What is the setting of the Hamlet film?

What is the value of learning about modern film adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays?

Who is Fortinbras?

What does the skull of Yorick represent?

What was the name of Sebastian's girlfriend in the film?

In which country does Hamlet take place?

Where does Hamlet tell Ophelia to go?

What is the primary visual motif used to represent the theme of surveillance in the film?

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were two of Hamlet’s college friends.

What is a motif?

The carnival scene in She’s the Man criticizes the performative aspect of gender through disguises.

In She's the Man, what sport does Viola play?

In She's the Man, what event exposes Viola's true identity?

What significant thematic change is made in She's the Man regarding social class compared to Twelfth Night?

Why did Viola break up with her boyfriend Justin?

In Twelfth Night, who is locked in a dark room?

Where does Hamlet deliver his "To be or not to be" soliloquy in the film?

In the film adaptation of Hamlet, what is Claudius's profession?

What form of technology is used to represent surveillance in the film?

Why does Hamlet murder Polonius?

What was the director's main reason for modernizing Shakespeare's original Hamlet?

Some of Hamlet's soliloquies in the film are presented as video diaries

Fortinbras taking power at the end of the play suggests that:

Why were Rosencrantz and Guildenstern visiting Hamlet?

Similar to The Twelfth Night, Viola and Sebastian assume the other is dead until the end of the story.

Who is Gertrude?

How does Gertrude die?

Hamlet's delay in avenging his father can be attributed to his indecisiveness rather than moral considerations

What happens to Ophelia in Act 4 of Hamlet?

Compared to Act 5 of Twelfth Night, the ending of She's the Man places greater emphasis on:

What does Hamlet ask Horatio to do after his death?