Histories
Tragedies
Comedies
100

What are two of Shakespeare's histories?

What is Macbeth and Hamlet?

100

How many tragedies did Shakespeare write?

What is 10?

100

What is the tone of a Shakespearean comedy?

What is light-hearted?

200

Are Shakespeare's histories historically relevant and accurate?

What is no?

200

What are two elements of a Shakespearean tragedy?

What are a fatal flaw and a tragic hero? (other answers may apply)

200

What is an example of a Shakespearean comedy?

What is A Midsummer Night's Dream? (more answers are applicable)

300

What social class does Shakespeare usually focus on in his histories?

What is the nobility?

300

What is the name of the character meant to lighten the mood called within a Shakespearean tragedy?

What is comic relief?

300

How do Shakespearean comedies usually end?

What is a happy ending?

400
How many histories did Shakespeare write?

What is 10?

400

What are two examples of external pressure within Shakespearean tragedies?

What are fate and evil spirits?

400

What Shakespearean play is classified as a comedy, but follows many tragic conventions? 

What is Much Ado About Nothing?

500

Whose chronicles did Shakespeare pull from when writing his histories?

Who is Raphael Holinshed?

500

Name three of Shakespeare's tragedy.

What is Macbeth, Romeo, and Juliet and Hamlet?

500

Name two examples of normal characters found in comedies and their significance.

What are young lovers and a fool? What are common stereotypes that are relatable?