Saturday 22 July 2017

CBSE Class 8/9/10/11/12 - English Literature - A Quiz on Shakespeare's Plays (#cbseNotes)(#ntseExam)

A Quiz on Shakespeare's Plays


CBSE Class 8/9/10/11/12 - English Literature - A Quiz on Shakespeare's Plays (#cbseNotes)(#ntseExam)


1. Name the king who adopted Shakespeare's theatre (Globe Theater)




2. Ariel, a spirit servant, brings storm which causes shipwreck. Ariel falls in love with Ferdinand. The play shows painful parting of a father with his daughter, jealousy and hatred between brothers.

Name the play.




3. A double suicide by the lovers in the Capulet tomb. They end the two families hostility that made their love impossible. Name the play.





4. A king decides to step down from the throne and divide his kingdom evenly among his three daughters and is consequently ruined. Name the play.





5. A tragedy about a prince who loves his mother. He starts detesting all women once his mother remarries his uncle. Name the play.





6. A play asks you if practising usury is a sin. Guess the play.




7. A tragedy about a husband who kills his disloyal wife. Later he repents how he was manipulated to suspect his loyal wife. Name the play.





8. A history play, probably written around 1599. It covers events during the Hundred Years' War, between England and France. What's the name of the play?





9. A passionate love affair between two characters and a comedy. The play makes fun of love's effects on both men and women. Name the play.



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