Macbeth

Question 1

Was considered to be one of the authors

Answer 1

Christopher Marlow

Question 2

During the Renaissance, _____ was a type of human love that was the highest and most spiritual.

Answer 2

Friendship

Question 3

He made a _____ living from his plays

Answer 3

Decent

Question 4

Shakespeare wrote _____ plays that have been preserved.

Answer 4

35 or 37

Question 5

The two long narrative poems that Shakespeare wrote.

Answer 5

“Venus and Adonis”

“The Rape of Lucrece”

Question 6

During his lifetime, he had a _____ _____ and was well off of being _____ _____

Answer 6

Great Reputation

Materially Successful

Question 7

His great historical plays, those were written in his _____

Answer 7

First half of his career

Question 8

The sonnet cover the subjects of _____, ______, ______.

Answer 8

Death
Idealism
Eternity

Question 9

Themes of the Sonnets

Answer 9

• Immortality of verse (poems last forever)
• Duration of genuine love
• Frequent spiritual gain from physical decline.

Question 10

A typical sonnet of an English or Shakespearian contains

Answer 10

4 Divisions
3 Quatrains
1 Couplet

Question 11

Sonnet 18 “Shall I compare thee”

Answer 11

Shakespeare discusses the superiority of his loved one to the loveliness of nature.

Question 12

Sonnet 116 “Let me not to the marriage”

Answer 12

This one talks about the virtue of constancy.

The star is a metaphor for unshakable love

Question 13

Because of his treason, Macbeth forfeits:

Answer 13

Love
Sleep
Honor

Question 14

Why is this play called a Morality Play?

Answer 14

Teaching Morals

Very effective as Medieval Drama

Question 15

The impact of this play is based on its:

Answer 15

Artistry

Biblical Values

Question 16

The famous lines from act 1

Answer 16

“Fair is foul, foul is fair.”
“The milk of human kindness.”
“Your face, my thane, is a book, where men will read strange matters.”
“I dare do all that may become a man, who dares do more is none.”
“Screw your courage to the sticking place”
“False face must hide what the false heart doeth know”