Which of these is an opinion about William Shakespeare?

His plays are moreimportant than his poetry

What do Shakespeare's history plays have in common?

They're almost alwaysabout kings, queens, or nobles

What did original performances of his plays have in common with modern Broadway plays?

They debuted in a large theater in a bigcity

Groundlings were most similar to:

The people in thebleachers at a ballgame

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1
Which of these is an opinion about William Shakespeare?
Relatively little isknown about his childhood
His plays are moreimportant than his poetry
Some of his sonnets areaddressed to a young man
By 1594, he had gained fame in London
2
What do Shakespeare's history plays have in common?
They're not tragedies,so the characters never die
They're almost alwaysabout kings, queens, or nobles
They are realisticpictures of what life was like in the past
They're extremely long
3
What did original performances of his plays have in common with modern Broadway plays?
They debuted in a large theater in a bigcity
They contained lots of music and singing
They were nominated fornumerous awards
They were all two acts long
4
How would Shakespeare please the groundlings in his audience?
With bawdy jokes
With poetic language
With heart-wrenchingromance
With stories about kingsand nobles
5
What's the easiest way to tell if a poem is a sonnet?
Figure out if it'swritten in Latin
See if it's about love and romance
Count the number of lines
See if it containsrhyming couplets
6
Groundlings were most similar to:
The people in thebleachers at a ballgame
Young families whooccasionally see plays in the city
People who make sure tosee a movie the night it comes out
Wealthy socialites whoregularly attend the opera
7
"TwelfthNight" is a comedy. Knowing this, what can you infer about the ending of the play?
It contains severalsonnets
It probably includes awedding
One of the charactersdies
It's very funny
8
What can you conclude about Shakespeare's acting company from its name?
It was originally formed in hishometown of Stratford
It was sponsored byQueen Elizabeth I
It was the most popularcompany in London
It was made up of men only
9
What supernatural creature can be found in many of Shakespeare's plays?
ghosts
werewolves
vampires
dragons
10
Shakespeare wrote more than 100 sonnets. Which term best describes his output?
Friendly
Sparse
Prolific
Optimistic

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