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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 people group was deported from England hundreds of years before Will’s time?
2. In what year did Will die?
3. What was the main purpose for Will writing Venus and Adonis?
4. With whom did Will want to be united near the end of his life?
5. Which best describes the relationship between Will and Christopher Marlowe?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 10, the author discusses a personal tragedy that occurred in Will’s life. What was this tragedy? Where did Will go after this tragedy occurred?
2. What was Will’s response to the fact that Richard II was not well-received by Queen Elizabeth?
3. Which character did Will create that seemed to be a reflection of his experiences with both Christopher Marlowe and Robert Greene? What is one trait of this character?
4. What were some main differences between Will and Christopher Marlowe?
5. Why did Will not fit in with the prominent group of playwrights in London? How were they different from him?
6. What were the provisions of Will’s will? What object did he leave to his wife?
7. Describe Will’s relationship with the Earl of Southampton.
8. What great tragedy did Will write in the latter part of his life that centered around a father-daughter relationship?
9. What happened to Will’s financial standing after the production of Hamlet? What was Will able to purchase for his family?
10. Why did Will return to Stratford in the latter years of his life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Will’s own religious preferences. What faith did Will espouse? Did he have sympathy for those of other faiths, or was he intolerant? How was religion presented in his theatrical works? Was there something other than religion that was of utmost importance to Will? How do you know this?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the different locations in which Will lived throughout his life. In what specific towns or cities did Will live? What were some similarities and differences that these locations had with one another? What is one specific impact that each location had on Will’s career?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Will’s personality. What was he like in his younger years? Did his personality change as he got older? Did he make decisions in his latter years that he would not have made earlier in life? In your opinion, what about his personality contributed to his success as a playwright?
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