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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Tamburlaine the Great contain that impacted Will’s own writing?
2. Which of these is a skill that Will needed to learn in order to be successful as an actor?
3. Which is a likely description of Will’s marriage?
4. What is a possible evidence for John’s Shakespeare’s suspected alcoholism?
5. What was a popular way of teaching students in Will’s school?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the community in which Will grew up. Was it in a rural area? Was it in a big city?
2. Describe the relationship between Brutus and Portia in Will’s play Julius Caesar. Is this relationship healthy or unhealthy? Why is it an important indicator of how Will depicted marriage in his plays?
3. Who was Edmund Campion? What faith was he devoted to?
4. Why would John Shakespeare’s fall into disrepute have been bothersome to Will?
5. What was a remarkable characteristic about the villain Tamburlaine in Tamburlaine the Great? Why was this characteristic remarkable?
6. Describe the careers, both legal and illegal, of John Shakespeare.
7. List 3 popular forms of entertainment in London during Will’s time.
8. What types of things would Will have needed to learn in order to be a successful actor in his day?
9. What influence did Will’s education have on his later work as a playwright?
10. Why might Will have engaged in deer poaching? Were there social implications for this activity?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Robert Greene and his feelings towards Will. Who exactly was Robert Greene? What was his position in London society? How did he know about Will? What were Greene’s feelings towards Will? What did he do to express those feelings?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the influential group of playwrights that lived in London during Will’s day. What were the names of two of the members of this group? What characteristics did these men exhibit? Did Will fit in with this group? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Will’s return to Stratford near the end of his life. Why did he return to Stratford? For what reasons did he not want to stay in London? How did this impact his career? Did his move have a negative or positive effect on his work? What relationships drove his decision to move back to Stratford?
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