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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 phrase best describes the Earl of Southampton?
2. Which member of the important group of playwrights in London was particularly opposed to Will’s success?
3. What object did Will leave to his wife after his death?
4. What is the basic plot of Will’s play Richard II?
5. What technique does the author use at the beginning of Chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. What great tragedy did Will write in the latter part of his life that centered around a father-daughter relationship?
2. What was Will’s response to the fact that Richard II was not well-received by Queen Elizabeth?
3. Why did Will not fit in with the prominent group of playwrights in London? How were they different from him?
4. What Jewish character did Will create that plays a central role in his play The Merchant of Venice? What play did Christopher Marlowe write that is about a Jew?
5. Describe why Will’s play Richard II was not well-received by Queen Elizabeth.
6. Why did Will return to Stratford in the latter years of his life?
7. Who was the Earl of Southampton? What impact did he have on Will’s career?
8. What happened to Will’s financial standing after the production of Hamlet? What was Will able to purchase for his family?
9. What were the provisions of Will’s will? What object did he leave to his wife?
10. What are two main innovations present in Hamlet?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Will’s own religious preferences. What faith did Will espouse? Did he have sympathy for those of other faiths, or was he intolerant? How was religion presented in his theatrical works? Was there something other than religion that was of utmost importance to Will? How do you know this?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the different locations in which Will lived throughout his life. In what specific towns or cities did Will live? What were some similarities and differences that these locations had with one another? What is one specific impact that each location had on Will’s career?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Will’s marriage to Anne Hathaway. What were the circumstances of their meeting and urgent marriage? Did Will appear to have a happy marriage? Why or why not? Give an example from his early life and one from his later life to support your answer.
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