Snapshots of Shakespeare: His Plays

1. Snapshots of Shakespeare: His Plays

2. Starter1/22/14 • How many of Shakespeare’s plays had you heard of before we started this unit?

3. Three Categories

4. Pop Quiz! (Just kidding. Don’t freak out.) Participation points awarded. Winning team gets a free homework pass.

5. 1. In Comedy of errors which of the following occur: • A sister dresses as her brother to save their family fortune and has a woman fall in love with her. • Two sets of twins lost in shipwrecks are all mistaken for each other. • Unrelated men with the same name are continually mistaken for each other. • Fairies play tricks on unsuspecting humans, making them do completely ridiculous things.

6. 1. In Comedy of errors which of the following occur: • A sister dresses as her brother to save their family fortune and has a woman fall in love with her. • Two sets of twins lost in shipwrecks are all mistaken for each other. • Unrelated men with the same name are continually mistaken for each other. • Fairies play tricks on unsuspecting humans, making them do completely ridiculous things.

7. 2. Joan of Arc is killed in which of these plays • Henry VI part I • Richard III • King Lear • Antony and Cleopatra

8. 2. Joan of Arc is killed in which of these plays • Henry VI part I • Richard III • King Lear • Antony and Cleopatra

9. 3. In Richard III, the cruel, disfigured king Richard picks up his new wife, Lady Anne at… • A banquet to celebrate England’s victory over the French. • A jousting tournament that he cheats at to win. • Her late husband’s funeral. • A singles convention.

10. 3. In Richard III, the cruel, disfigured king Richard picks up his new wife, Lady Anne at… • A banquet to celebrate England’s victory over the French. • A jousting tournament that he cheats at to win. • Her late husband’s funeral. • A singles convention.

11. Bonus Question! 4. Who killed Lady Anne’s Husband? • Henry VI, her father-in-law • Richard III, her new husband • Richmond, her brother • Joan of Arc, England’s enemy

12. Bonus Question! Who killed Lady Anne’s Husband? • Henry VI, her father-in-law • Richmond, her brother • Joan of Arc, England’s enemy • Richard III, her new husband

13. 5. This movie was based on which play? • Much Ado About Nothing • Taming of the Shrew • All’s Well that Ends Well • Two Gentlemen of Verona

14. 5. This movie was based on which play? • Much Ado About Nothing • Taming of the Shrew • All’s Well that Ends Well • Two Gentlemen of Verona

15. 6. Which of the following does Not happen in Titus Andronicus • Kidnap • Self-amputation • Suicide pact • Rape

16. 6. Which of the following does Not happen in Titus Andronicus • Kidnap • Self-amputation • Suicidepact • Rape

17. 7. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare Talks about “Two Houses both alike in dignity” (The montegues and the Capulets). He may have been referring to… • Catholics and Protestants • Christians and Jews • French and English • The War of the Roses

18. 7. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare Talks about “Two Houses both alike in dignity” (The montegues and the Capulets). He may have been referring to… • Catholics and Protestants • Christians and Jews • French and English • The War of the Roses

19. 8. In Love’s Labours Lost, the King and His friends make a pact to avoid all of the following except: • Women • Drinking • Eating good food • Exercise

20. 8. In Love’s Labours Lost, the King and His friends make a pact to avoid all of the following except: • Women • Drinking • Eating good food • Exercise

21. 9. Which of the Following does Not happen in A midsummer night’s dream: • A man named Bottom gets turned into donkey • Titania, Queen of the fairies, falls in love with Bottom • People get lost in the forest on Midsummer and fairies give them ambrosia and nectar • Fairies use love potions to make people fall in love

22. 9. Which of the Following does Not happen in A midsummer night’s dream: • A man named Bottom gets turned into donkey • Titania, Queen of the fairies, falls in love with Bottom • People get lost in the forest on Midsummer and fairies give them ambrosia and nectar • Fairies use love potions to make people fall in love

23. 10. In order to get enough money to marry Portia, Antonio puts which of these up as collateral for the loan: • A pound of his flesh • His daughter’s hand in marriage • His first born son • His entire fleet of ships

24. 10. In order to get enough money to marry Portia, Antonio puts which of these up as collateral for the loan: • A pound of his flesh • His daughter’s hand in marriage • His first born son • His entire fleet of ships

25. 11. In Henry V, the young King Henry Gives a speech to his soldiers on Saint Crispin’s Day. He says “We Few, we happy few. We _____________.” • Men of greatness • Live for England • Band of brothers • Fight to win

26. 11. In Henry V, the young King Henry Gives a speech to his soldiers on Saint Crispin’s Day. He says “We Few, we happy few. We _____________.” • Men of greatness • Live for England • Band of brothers • Fight to win

27. 12. David Tennent, James Earl Jones, Kenneth Branagh, and Alexis Denisofhave all played the lead role in which play? • Much Ado About Nothing • Twelfth Night • As You Like It • Troilus and Cressida

28. 12. David Tennent, James Earl Jones, Kenneth Branagh, and Alexis Denisofhave all played the lead role in which play? • Much Ado About Nothing • Twelfth Night • As You Like It • Troilus and Cressida

29. 13. The Movie She’s the man is based on which of Shakespeare’s Plays? • Merry Wives of Windsor • Measure for Measure • Twelfth Night • As You Like It

30. 13. The Movie She’s the man is based on which of Shakespeare’s Plays? • Merry Wives of Windsor • Measure for Measure • Twelfth Night • As You Like It

31. 14. Which of these famous lines is not in Shakespeare’s Tragedy, Julius Ceasar? • “Beware the Ides of March” • “Be not afraid of greatness” • “Cowards die many times before their deaths” • “Et tu, Brute”

32. 14. Which of these famous lines is not in Shakespeare’s Tragedy, Julius Ceasar? • “Beware the Ides of March” • “Be not afraid of greatness” • “Cowards die many times before their deaths” • “Et tu, Brute”

33. 15. Mel Gibson, Jude Law, Kenneth Branagh, and Alexis Denisofhave all played the lead role in which play? • Troilus and Cressida • Macbeth • Othello • Hamlet

34. 15. Mel Gibson, Jude Law, Kenneth Branagh, and Alexis Denisofhave all played the lead role in which play? • Troilus and Cressida • Macbeth • Othello • Hamlet

35. 16. Troilus and Cressida ends with… • Achilles dragging Hector’s body around by a chariot • Patrochles wearing Achille’s armor to go out to war, and being killed by mistake • Troilus and Cressida getting married • Troilus and Cressida being separated forever

36. 16. Troilus and Cressida ends with… • Achilles dragging Hector’s body around by a chariot • Patrochles wearing Achille’s armor to go out to war, and being killed by mistake • Troilus and Cressida getting married • Troilus and Cressida being separated forever

37. 17. The Merry Wives of Windsor was requested by Queen Elizabeth I because… • It represented her father, King Henry VIII in a good way • Falstaff, her favorite character, was drunk a lot • It represented her mother, Anne Boleyn, in a good way • Falstaff, her favorite character, was a good advisor

38. 18. All but one of these happens in Othello… • Othello, a black man, marries Desdemona, a white woman • Othello’s right hand man, Iago, gets jealous of him • Desdemona cheats on Othello with Cassio • Othello becomes crazy jealous and kills Desdemona

39. 18. All but one of these happens in Othello… • Othello, a black man, marries Desdemona, a white woman • Othello’s right hand man, Iago, gets jealous of him • Desdemona cheats on Othello with Cassio • Othello becomes crazy jealous and kills Desdemona

40. 19. Which of these lines is not in Macbeth… • Double, double, toil, and trouble • Something wicked this way comes • Out, damned spot • A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse

41. 19. Which of these lines is not in Macbeth… • Double, double, toil, and trouble • Something wicked this way comes • Out, damned spot • A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse