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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 kinds of interpretations of "Midsummer Night's Dream" does Bloom say he resents?
2. What does Bloom say writers began to write after Shakespeare?
3. How does Bloom characterize "Comedy of Errors"?
4. What doe G. K. Chesterton say Rosalind is seeking in the woods?
5. How does Bloom characterize "Romeo and Juliet"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are the prominent critics Bloom cites as the most influential critics of Shakespeare?
2. What is Bloom's estimation of "Julius Caesar"?
3. What makes Rosalind a great character in "As You Like It"?
4. What step does Bloom say Shakespeare took, with "The Merchant of Venice", beyond Marlowe's style?
5. How does Bloom characterize the character Shylock?
6. What does Bloom say is the main action of "Two Gentlemen of Verona"?
7. What does Bloom say "Henry VI" did for Shakespeare?
8. What does "Romeo and Juliet" prefigure, in Bloom's interpretation?
9. What is it about Falstaff that Bloom likes so much?
10. How does Bloom characterize "Twelfth Night"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.
Essay Topic 2
What is the role of society in Shakespeare's writing, and what is its role in Bloom's thinking? Is society meant to be entered, resisted, overcome, evaded? How do Shakespeare and Bloom understand the imaginative person's place in society?
Essay Topic 3
Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.
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