The Spanish Tragedy | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Act 1, Scene 1

1. Who accompanies the Ghost who appears in Act 1, Scene 1?

Revenge.

2. Where was Andrea slain?

In a battle.

3. In the underworld, to whom do the governing spirits send Andrea to be judged?

Pluto.

4. Who brings Andrea back to the living from the underworld?

Revenge.

5. Why is Andrea told he is brought back from the underworld?

To see revenge taken on the man who killed him.

6. Which title does Balthazar hold?

Prince.

7. What is the relationship between Balthazar and Andrea?

Balthazar killed Andrea.

8. To what play is The Spanish Tragedy a sequel?

"The First Part of Hieronimo."

9. Which of the following is not a way that the Scene 1 in the play acts?

As a frame.

10. Why is Proserpine allowed to return to earth for six months of the year?

To be with her...
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