Shakespeare Revision Questions.

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What are the 2 things you must write about to show you understand a Shakespeare play?
The way the character's are feeling and the choice of words.
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You should make a plan for a Shakespeare essay when: A) you've read the question, B) You've read the question and the scenes you're writing about, or C) You've already started writing your answer.
B.
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In an essay, when should you put a Shakespeare quote in a seperate paragraph?
After you've made a point.
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A shakespeare play is divided into five sections called..., which are made up of....
Acts and Scenes.
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Which type of play ends with a) people getting married. b) people dying?
a) Comedies. b) Tragedies.
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Why do characters sometimes talk to themselves in Shakespeare plays?
So the audience can hear what they're thinking and feeling.
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What do the terms 'Aside', 'Enter' and 'Exeunt' mean in a play?
Aside = The audience can hear but the other character's can't. Enter = Tells the person to enetr the stage. Exeunt = More than one person leaves the stage.
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Do you have to understand every word in a Shakespeare play?
No, so long as you get the basic idea of what's going on.
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True or false: you should always pause at the end of a line when reading Shakespeare?
Don't stop unless there's a full stop.
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Which two of the following statements are true? a) If a character speaks in verse it probably means he's posh. b) If a character speaks in prose it mean he's lazy. c) If a posh character speaks in prose he's probably bantering with his mates.
A and C
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What do these words mean in modern English? a) bless'd. b) hath.
a) Blessed b) Has
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There are lots of ways to find out what a character is like. Give two of them.
Any from: Going through scenes and making notes, watching when characters talk about each other, knowing what a character is up to, remembering who's who and writing about the way a character speaks.
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What is the best way to judge how effective a character's persuasive language is?
Look at how other characters respond.
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Give two ways a director can help the audience understand what's happening in the play.
Any from: Making actors say their lines in a way that shows the feelings of the character, showing the mood of a scene by lighting and sound or showing what a character is like by the clothes they wear.
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An idea or concept that crops up a lot in a play is called a...?
Theme.
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What must you always include to back-up your points?
Evidence.
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You should make a plan for a Shakespeare essay when: A) you've read the question, B) You've read the question and the scenes you're writing about, or C) You've already started writing your answer.

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A shakespeare play is divided into five sections called..., which are made up of....

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