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British Drama

Notes 4.5 Review Questions

1. Where was Shakespeare born.
2. How many plays and sonnets did Shakespeare write?
3. Give a brief biosketch of Shakespeare?
4. Write short notes on the following:
(a) Globe Theatre (b) Shakespeare’s poems (c) Shakespeare’s plays
5. Explain that Shakespeare was a celebrated writer.
6. Elaborate that Shakespeare was a successful actor.
7. Illustrate that Macbeth was shortest play.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (c)
4. Romeo and Juliet 5. printed 6. grammar school
7. wealthy sons 8. True 9. True
10. True 11. (a) 12. (b)
13. (c) 14. tragedy 15. King Christian
16. historical themes 17. prophecy 18. True
19. True 20. False

4.6 Further Readings

James Shapiro. 2006. A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599. Harper Perennial,
UK.
William Shakespeare (A), G. Blakemore Evans and J. J. M. Tobin (eds.). 1996. The
Riverside Shakespeare, 2nd Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, UK.
Coursen, H. R. 1997. MACBETH A Guide to the Play. Greenwood Press, Westport,
CT, London.

http://www.shakespeare-literature.com/l_biography.html
http://www.shmoop.com/macbeth/
http://www.shmoop.com/macbeth/questions.html
http://dramamacbeth/macbethplotact.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature

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