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Shakespeare's World project and rhyme review
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a character whose personality traits contrast sharply with the traits of another character
hamartia
foil
soliloquy
tragic flaw
2
William Shakespeare was a member of the acting company named "Lord Chamberlain's Men"
False
True
3
This line is in which type of verse? "
I am a pirate with a wooden leg."
Trochaic trimeter
Trochaic pentameter
Iambic trimeter
Iambic pentameter
4
How do comedies end?
Marriage
Death
Laughter
5
In Shakespeare's time, "marry" meant...
indeed
face
scoundrel
moreover
6
What does this mean?
"Wherefore art thou, Romeo?"
Yo Romeo, where you be?!
Where are you, Romeo?
Where did you go, Romeo?
Why are you Romeo?
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Shakespeare was born and lived in London
True
False
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thou/thee means...
you
S/he has
(from) here
Are
9
Rhyme scheme is...
Deciphering the text
Repetition of rhyme throughout a poem
Iambic pentameter
Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
10
Poetic justice
When things work out for everyone, or atleast the good guys
When nothing works out for anyone, even the good guys
11
Who acted in plays in Elizabethan England?
Men and women
Men
Women
Men and children
12
"Tragic flaw," "fatal flaw," and "hamartia" are the same exact thing, just said three different ways.
True
False
13
Shakespeare uses this type of meter most often...
Iambic pentameter
Trochaic pentameter
Trochaic monometer
Iambic tetrameter
14
The release of the audience's emotions through empathy with the characters
Hubris
Comic relief
Tragic flaw
Catharsis
15
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Shakespearean tragedies?
Lack of poetic justice
Catharsis
Tragic hero
Hubris
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In Shakespeare's time, "knave" meant...
indeed
face
scoundrel
moreover
