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Shakespearean Comedy

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1
What do we expect comedies to do to audiences today?
Make them scared
Make them laugh
Make them smile
Make them cry
2
When does the climax usually come in a Shakespearean comedy?
Act 2
Act 3
Act 1
Act 4
3
What type of humour is common in Shakespeare's comedy plays?
Wordplay with puns and metaphors
Strange and exaggerated insults
Slapstick with people falling over
Spoofs of popular TV shows and memes
4
How are audiences likely feel when watching a Shakespearean Comedy?
Usually happy but not necessarily laughing
Angry and disappointed
Laughing hysterically
Feeling sad and crying
5
Which of the following are examples of Shakespeare's comedies?
Romeo and Juliet
King Lear
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Anthony and Cleopatra
6
Which of these is not a genres of plays used by William Shakespeare?
Horror
Comedy
History
Tragedy
7
Which theme is found in nearly every Shakespearean comedy?
Ambition
Revenge
Love
Mortality
8
Where do Shakespeare's comedies usually take place?
In a city market, palace or square
In a comedy club or nightclub
In the countryside and the woods
In a church or cathedral
9
Which of the following are you likely to see in a Shakespearean comedy?
A woman dressed in disguise as a man
An ambitious, vain and anxious leader
A brave king from English history
A supernatural figure like a ghost or a witch
10
How is a Shakespearean comedy likely to end?
With everyone dying
With a hint about the upcoming sequel
With a marriage
With the villain being defeated