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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bloom say he prefers for representations of Caliban?

2. What opera is based on "The Merry Wives of Windsor"?

3. What does Iachino want from Imogen?

4. What does Bloom say is the moral of "All's Well That Ends Well"?

5. How does Bloom characterize the love affair between Antony and Cleopatra?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Bloom see comedy in "Antony and Cleopatra"?

2. What interpretation does Bloom say he favors for Caliban in "The Tempest"?

3. What does Bloom say makes "Hamlet" so fascinating?

4. What is the role of love in "King Lear", according to Bloom?

5. How does Bloom say "Henry V" has been used in its history?

6. What does Bloom say is the political subtext of "Troilus and Cressida"?

7. What does Bloom say was Shakespeare's role in "Two Noble Kinsmen"?

8. Where does Bloom say "Winter's Tale" sits in Shakespeare's folio?

9. What warning does Bloom say Emerson makes about ''King Lear"?

10. Why does Bloom say "Timon of Athens" was not performed in Shakespeare's lifetime?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Bloom say is Shakespeare's relationship with Christopher Marlow? How is that relation borne out? Where does Bloom see evidence of it?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Bloom's critical perspective. What matters to him, and what parts of Shakespeare's plays, and the commentary on them, is uninteresting? How does he justify his focus?

Essay Topic 3

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

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