SUMMER ONE MUCH ADO INTERMEDIATE

Question 1

DRAMATIC IRONY

Answer 1

A dramatic device in which the audience hold more information about the plot than the characters on stage

Question 2

COMIC FORM

Answer 2

A comedic plot usually starts with a problem, includes a mistake or a mistaken identity, and ends with a happy ending and marriage

Question 3

MALE CODE OF HONOUR

Answer 3

The Elizabethan belief that a man’s reputation was maintained through his courage, honesty, and the obedience of his wife and daughter(s)

Question 4

THE ‘SHREW’

Answer 4

An unpleasant, ill-tempered woman characterised by scolding, nagging, and aggression – a comedic, stock character in Elizabethan drama

Question 5

WORD PLAY

Answer 5

A language device used by Shakespeare – when a word or phrase can take on multiple meanings for comic effect

Question 6

CUCKOLDRY

Answer 6

An Elizabethan term – a woman who cheated on her husband would turn him into a ‘cuckold’ – a foolish man with horns on his head (a symbol of his humiliation)