W.Shakespeare
What kind of literary work did W. Shakespeare write?
Comedies, tragedies, historical plays, sonnets
What are the family names of Romeo & Juliet
Romeo Montague & Juliet Capulet
What kind of literary work did Ch. Dickens write?
novels
What three ghosts appear in Scrooge´s house?
Who were Shakespeare's & Dickens´wives?
Anna Hathaway - W.Shakepeare
Catherine Dickens - Charles Dickens
Where was he born and where did he work?
Stradford upon Avon - London
Who are the best friends of Romeo?
Benvolio & Mercutio
Where was he born and where did he work?
Portsmouth - London
Name three characters from the book. ( but not the ghosts)
Is there anything that connects Shakespeare & Dickens?
Yes, Dickens has his Literature name from Shakespeare, who used the word DICKENS as as curse in one of his work,
What Literature period does W. Shakespeare's work belong to?
Elizabethan Literature - Reneissance & Humanism
Why does Romeo kill Tybalt & what was the outcome of this act?
Because Tybalt killed Mercutio, and Romeo has to leave Verona for Mantua?
What Literature period does Dickens´work belong to?
critical realism
Who is Scrooge?
The cold-hearted and penny-pinching banker who despises the festive season. ...
Who from the two authors had middle names?
Charles JOHN HUFFAMAN Dickens
List 5 Shakespeare´s work
Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, Midsummer Night's Dream, King Lear, Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew , Merchant of Venice
Why the message from Juliet doesn´t come to Romeo?
Because Friar John meets ill people ( plague) on his journey and has to stay in quarantine.
List 5 Dickens´work
Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, Bleak House, Pickwick Papers, Great Expectations, Hard Times, Ghost Stories, David Copperfield.
Which character utters the famous words, "God bless us, Every one"?
Tiny Tim
Where do the stories of Romeo & Juliet and Christmas Carol take place?
Romeo & Juliet - Verona
Christmas Carol - London
What is a typical feature of Shakespeare's writing style?
a text with wide complexity & relatively simply plots but with multiple interlocking plots, he uses subtle (soft) nuances, twists, and confusions with containing something for everybody, literary devices such as irony, imagery, and symbolism. He came with amusement for simply people as well as for aristocracy.
How do Juliet and Romeo die?
Romeo drinks poison and Juliet stabs herself with Romeo´s digger.
What is a typical feature of Dickens´ writing style?
Plots are well planned, even if sometimes they appeared artificial and sentimental. Novels are set in London. Dickens conformed to the public taste. The result of his works was a critical attitude towards his society. He was a master of high humor—satire, puns, wordplay, and a curious method of characterizing. He perfected the cliffhanger ending.
What are the two-three basic themes shown in the novel?
generosity, regret, moral responsibility, Christmas spirit
What are the main messages of the two literary works?
Christmas Carol: we should all enjoy life as we have only one chance to.
Romeo& Juliet: “love conquers all.” The Montagues and Capulets have been fighting within Verona for generations in a feud so old the cause has been forgotten or at least is left conspicuously unstated.