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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. How does Bloom characterize the marriage between Beatrice and Benedick?
2. Who whom does Bloom compare Beatrice and Benedick from "Much Ado About Nothing"?
3. Who is the center of the subplot in "Twelfth Night"?
4. Who does Bloom say is the chief rival for each of the young lovers?
5. What makes "Love's Labor's Lost" one of Bloom's favorite plays?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Bloom characterize Richard III?
2. How does Bloom characterize "Twelfth Night"?
3. What step does Bloom say Shakespeare took, with "The Merchant of Venice", beyond Marlowe's style?
4. What does "Romeo and Juliet" prefigure, in Bloom's interpretation?
5. What is it about Falstaff that Bloom likes so much?
6. What makes Rosalind a great character in "As You Like It"?
7. How does Bloom describe the meaning of his title, "The Invention of the Human"?
8. What is Bloom's estimation of "Richard III"?
9. What is Bloom's estimation of "Two Gentlemen of Verona"?
10. What does Bloom say is the primary rival for Romeo and Juliet's affections?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Bloom's critical perspective. What matters to him, and what parts of Shakespeare's plays, and the commentary on them, is uninteresting? How does he justify his focus?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Which one of Shakespeare's plays is most promising for further analysis, in your opinion? Which play raises questions you would like to answer? What are those questions, and what part of Bloom's analysis makes those questions seem poignant? How does Bloom himself frame the answers for those questions?
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