Drama | MCQs

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epilogue  : a speech at the end of a play, book, or film/movie that comments on or acts as a conclusion to what has happened

prologue  : a speech at the beginning of a play, book, or film/movie that introduces it

dialogue  : conversations in a look, play or film/movie

monologue  : a long speech by one person during a conversation that stops other people from speaking or expressing an opinion

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William Shakespeare wrote 37 known plays, including tragedies, comedies, and histories.

His most famous works include Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, and Romeo and Juliet.

Over the course of his career, he also wrote 154 sonnets.

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Seven Ages of Man – by William Shakespeare (from As You Like It)

1. Infant – Helpless baby in arms.
2. Schoolboy – Whining child going to school.
3. Lover – Sighing young lover, writing ballads.
4. Soldier – Hot-headed, seeking honor and reputation.
5. Justice – Wise, well-fed, full of sayings and judgments.
6. Pantaloon – Aging man, lean and slippers on.
7. Second childishness – Senility, without teeth, sight, taste, or memory.

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• The play staged for Claudius in the drama "Hamlet" is called "The Murder of Gonzago," also known as "The Mousetrap."
• It's a play within the play that Hamlet uses to gauge Claudius's reaction and confirm his guilt in the murder of King Hamlet.

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