SHAKESPEARE STEALER
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ACT 1
ACT II
100
In the opening scene of The Shakespeare Stealer, which two characters are involved in a conflict?
Who is Widge and Bright?
100
What does the script, or text, of a play contain?
What is dialogue and stage directions.
100
Define the theme of a drama
What is the work's insight into life.
100
According to Prince Escalus in Act I, Scene i, what will be the penalty for Capulet and Montague if further violence between the families breaks out?
What is death?
100
In Act II what is the most important development in the plot of Romeo and Juliet?
What is the decision by Romeo and Juliet to get married.
200
We learn in the opening scene of The Shakespeare Stealer that Widge has been caught stealing what?
What is sermons?
200
In a play, the climax is which of the following?
What is the point of greatest tension.
200
what do stage directions tell us?
What is they tell how the work is to be performed or staged.
200
In Act 1, which of the following best describes Tybalt's personality?
What is agressive?
200
In Act II, Friar Lawrence is best described how?
What is Romeo's spiritual advisor.
300
Based on what you read of The Shakespeare Stealer, which of the following do you think will be the central focus of the rest of the drama?
What is Will Widge's mission in London be successful?
300
What is a prop in drama?
What is movable objects used by actors onstage.
300
In fiction, the plot is told by the voice of the narrator. In drama, this function is carried out by what?
What is dialogue?
300
In Act 1, Scene v, why does Capulet allow Romeo to remain at the feast?
What is Capulet will not allow a well-mannered guest to be insulted in his home.
300
Whom does Juliet send as a messenger to Romeo to find out about Romeo's intentions?
What is Nurse
400
What is the setting of the first scene in The Shakespeare Stealer?
What is Berwick-in-Elmet, Yorkshire?
400
A character who is alone on stage reveals private thoughts/feelings that the audience is allowed to overhear, the character's speech is called?
What is soliloquy.
400
What is blank verse?
What is unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter.
400
what best describes Romeo's reaction when he first glimpses Juliet at the Capulets' party?
What is He immediately falls in love with her.
400
What plays a part in Friar Lawrence's decision to marry Romeo and Juliet?
What is He thinks the marriage may help end the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues.
500
In the opening scene, why is Bright angry at Widge?
What is Widge has been caught copying other people's sermons for Bright.
500
What are the basic units of a drama?
What are acts and scenes.
500
When you summarize a piece of writing, what do you do?
What is briefly state the main points in a piece of writing.
500
Which city is Act I of Romeo and Juliet set in?
What is Verona.
500
In Act II, Scene iii, Romeo tells Friar Lawrence of his love for Juliet. What best summarizes Friar Lawrence's advice to Romeo?
What is love moderately
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