A. The Dark Lady
B. Hamlet
C. Christopher Marlow
D. Hamnet Shakespeare
Who is the main focus of a number of Shakespeare’s sonnets ? Read More »
Play by Shakespeare A. “Tintern Abbey”
B. “A Lover’s Complaint”
C. “El Cid”
D. “The Wasteland”
Which of the following poems was authored by Shakespeare ? Read More »
Play by Shakespeare A. The Dark Lady
B. Shakespeare’s father
C. A young man
D. A rival poet
Which of the following are not among the subjects of Shakespeare’s sonnets ? Read More »
Play by Shakespeare A. Ordinary speech
B. Blank verse
C. Rhyming verse
D. Non-English word use
The concept of “prose” refers to which of the following ? Read More »
Play by Shakespeare A. The same as an iamb with an unstressed and stressed syllable in a foot
B. The opposite of an iamb with a stressed and then unstressed syllable in a foot
C. Only one syllable for the length of a foot
D. None of the above
A. A fairy queen
B. A Roman matron
C. A villainess
D. A beggar woman
In the narrative poem, “The Rape of Lucrece,” who is Lucretia ? Read More »
Play by Shakespeare A. When ghosts speak
B. When characters speak naturally
C. When a lower class character speaks
D. When the play necessitates ritualistic, choral, and sensuous effect
In Shakespeare’s plays, when is rhyme often used ? Read More »
Play by Shakespeare A. Marlowe
B. Swift
C. Oxford
D. Bacon
A. Greek mythology
B. European history
C. Early scientific studies
D. The works of earlier poets
A. Serious letters
B. Iambic pentameter
C. Rhyming verse
D. Couplets
Fill in the blank. In Shakespeare’s plays, prose is often used in_________________? Read More »
Play by Shakespeare