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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hieronimo's profession?

2. Hieronimo says that he wrote a play when?

3. What prop does Hieronimo use as he gives is soliloquy at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 13?

4. How are Bel-Imperia and Lorenzo related?

5. From whom do the characters in the play obtain costumes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay evaluating how rhyming and blank un-rhyming verse are used to express the mood of particular characters or scenes.

Essay Topic 2

Isabella considers taking herbal remedies but decides that they will not be effective. Evaluate the role of healing and medicine in the novel, writing an essay showing how these themes play out in the context of "The Spanish Tragedy."

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring how the concept of villain is defined through the characters in the play. Which characters function as villains? Do they share specific characteristics?

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