Svolgi i seguenti 15 esercizi su Shakespeare e i suoi drammi. Lavora in inglese dove richiesto, motiva le risposte aperte con almeno una o due frasi complete e usa il quaderno per gli esercizi più lunghi. Ricorda di rileggere ogni risposta prima di passare all'esercizio successivo.
- In which year was William Shakespeare born and in which town?
- A) 1564, in London
- B) 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon
- C) 1600, in Stratford-upon-Avon
- D) 1616, in Canterbury
- After 1603, Shakespeare's theatre company was called the King's Men because:
- A) the company performed only at the royal palace
- B) King James I became their official patron
- C) they wrote plays only about English kings
- D) they were the only company allowed in London
- All of Shakespeare's plays end with a wedding and a happy reconciliation between the main characters.
- Vero / Falso
- The Globe Theatre was an open-air wooden building situated on the south bank of the river Thames.
- Vero / Falso
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Complete the sentence: Shakespeare's plays are traditionally divided into histories, comedies, ___ and romances.
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Complete the sentence: In a tragedy, the noble protagonist is destroyed by an internal weakness called the tragic ___.
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Complete the sentence: The metre most often used by Shakespeare for noble characters is unrhymed iambic ___.
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Match each play with the genre to which it belongs. | Colonna A | Colonna B | |---|---| | Macbeth | history | | Henry V | comedy | | Twelfth Night | romance | | The Tempest | tragedy |
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Match each character with the play in which he or she appears. | Colonna A | Colonna B | |---|---| | Prospero | Othello | | Iago | Twelfth Night | | Viola | Richard III | | Richard of Gloucester | The Tempest |
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Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Shakespeare's comedies?
- A) heroines disguised as young men
- B) forests or islands as magical settings
- C) final weddings that restore order
- D) a violent ending with several deaths on stage
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Explain in 3-4 lines what a 'tragic flaw' is and give one example taken from a play that is NOT Macbeth.
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Why are the romances (or tragicomedies) considered a separate group from comedies and tragedies?
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Describe the structure and social atmosphere of the Globe Theatre and explain why this kind of building influenced the way Shakespeare wrote his plays.
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Choose one of the four great tragedies (Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth) and explain why it can still speak to a teenager living today. Refer to at least one specific theme and one situation from everyday life.
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In one short paragraph, compare a Shakespearean character of your choice with a character from a film, a TV series or a novel that you know well, focusing on the values and conflicts they share.