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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. Whom does Bloom say Iachino in "Cymbeline" resembles?

2. What does Ben Jonson say "Winter's Tale" unites with the dark fears of Leontes?

3. What is Bloom's complaint about "Henry VIII"?

4. How does Bloom characterize Anthony's death?

5. How does A. C. Bradley describe Cleopatra?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the role of love in "King Lear", according to Bloom?

2. What does Bloom say is the flaw of "Coriolanus"?

3. What is Bloom's estimation of "Henry VIII"?

4. What warning does Bloom say Emerson makes about ''King Lear"?

5. What does Bloom say was Shakespeare's role in "Two Noble Kinsmen"?

6. What does Bloom say is the heart of "Macbeth"?

7. Where does Bloom say "Winter's Tale" sits in Shakespeare's folio?

8. How does Bloom say "Henry V" has been used in its history?

9. What view does Bloom take on Iago's character?

10. What interpretation does Bloom say he favors for Caliban in "The Tempest"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Bloom say is Shakespeare's relationship with Christopher Marlow? How is that relation borne out? Where does Bloom see evidence of it?

Essay Topic 2

Write a character sketch of the Nietzsche whom Bloom describes as a presence in Shakespeare's plays. How does Bloom delineate Nietzsche's philosophy and his character?

Essay Topic 3

Write an evaluative review of "Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human". What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

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