Friday, 13 December 2013

Shakespeare's first folio eas published in......?


1.Shakespeare took the hint from Spanish Tragedy in his-------
2.Life of Shakespeare is published by--------
answers:
1.HAMLET
2.SIDNEY LEE

Friday, 8 November 2013


QUESTIONS


1. William Shakespeare was born in:

2. Which Shakespeare character said: "Lord, what fools these mortals be?"

3. Which is the only Shakespeare play to come in three parts?

4. How did Ophelia die?


5. Which Shakespeare play is set in Athens and the nearby woods?

6. Which Shakespeare character said: "I am dying, Egypt, dying?"

7. "Exit, pursued by a bear," is stage direction from which Shakespeare play?

8. Julius Caesar said this man had "a lean and hungry look."

9. Which Shakespearian king died in battle at Bosworth Field in 1485?

10. Lady Macbeth urged her husband to kill this king

                     
          ANSWERS

1. Stratford

2. Puck

3. Henry VI

4. Drowning
5. A Midsummer Night's Dream

6. Marc Anthony

7. The Winter's Tale.

8. Cassius

9. Richard III

10. Duncan


Wednesday, 6 November 2013

1.In which year shakesepeare died?
    -(1596, 1616, 1623, 1613)-          ans-1616
2.which was the perioud of shakesepeare's life?
      , }-           ans- english renaissance
3. Where was Shakespeare born?
     (London, Stratford-upon-Avon , Kent) - ans-  startford-upon-avon
4 . Which playwright attacked Shakespeare, calling him an “an     upstart crow?
     (George Peele, Christopher Marlow, Thomas Nashe,Robert Greene)-      ans-     robert greene 
5 .What is the period of time that scholars generllay consider as the “lost years” of Shakespeare? 
   ( years btw 1601 and 1606, years betwn 1580 and 1589, years between 1574 and 1581, years between 1585 and 1592 ) ans-btw1585 and 1592  

Wednesday, 23 October 2013

ACTIVITY 1

Let us start with an interesting activity. Let us first begin with Shakespeare, the  most popular literary figure of all times. Let us have a run through of his complete works and their features. So please start posting questions and their answers on Shakespeare. Each one of you are expected to post five questions with their answer key at the bottom.Kindly ensure that it is numbered correctly.