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The Winter’s Tale 4 Discuss this question with another student. 1 Put these sentences in the correct order, After Shakespeare’s death, another writer gave the numbered 1–10. play a happy ending. Cordelia does not die but a c Leontes orders Antigonus to leave the marries the good son of the Earl of Gloucester. baby Perdita to die. For over 100 years, until the Lambs’ lifetime, the b c Leontes suddenly becomes jealous of play was always acted like that. Do you think it Hermione and Polixenes. makes a better ending to the story? c c The young prince Mamillius dies. c d Camillo warns Polixenes that Leontes is 5 Which of the characters in the list on page 25 planning to kill him. says the following things? Why do they say c e Leontes invites Polixenes to visit his them and who are they talking to? kingdom. a ‘What an excellent lady! I love her more than c f Paulina tells Leontes that his wife is dead. ever.’ c g The oracle reports that Hermione is b ‘I’d rather see him hanged on Sunday.’ innocent. c ‘It will be the moon or stars or what I wish c h Leontes asks Hermione to persuade before I travel to your father’s house.’ Polixenes to stay longer. d ‘Where are you going and what is your home? c i The baby Perdita is found by a shepherd. The parents of so fair a child must be very c j Hermione gives birth to a daughter called happy.’ Perdita. e ‘It means peace and love and a quiet life.’ 2 Look at the list of characters on page 1. Write f ‘Then you are foolish, too, for betting on my the correct names in the sentences. duty.’ a ……………………… are not recognised 6 Discuss this question with another student: when they go to the shepherd’s house. In Shakespeare’s time, most marriages were b ………………………asks his father, without arranged. Girls had the right to say ‘no’ but men realising it, to be a witness to his promise of did not have much opportunity of finding out marriage. about their future wives’ characters. Do you c ………………………helps the young lovers agree with Petruchio’s way of dealing with this by taking them to Leontes’s court. situation? d ………………………proves that Perdita is Leontes’s long-lost daughter. e ………………………shows Leontes what 7 Complete the sentences to say what would she says is a statue of his wife. have or would not have happened if the f ………………………has been hidden from circumstances had been different. The verbs her husband for many years. in sentences with (not) must be negative. a If Benvolio had not persuaded him, Romeo (not) ………………………………………. . 3 Answer these questions: b Juliet would have recognised Romeo if he a How does Lear intend to divide up his (not) ………………………………………. . kingdom and why does he change his mind? c Romeo would not have known Juliet had b In what ways does Goneril behave unkindly fallen in love with him if she (not) …………. towards Lear? …………………………………………….. . c Why does Lear go to stay with Regan and d If Tybalt had not killed Mercutio, Romeo how does her treatment of him upset him? (not) ………………………………………. . d Why does Lear go out into the storm? e If her father had not told her to marry Paris, e Which action of Lear’s makes Kent sure that Juliet (not) ………………………………… . he is going mad? f Romeo would have known she was not dead f How does Lear get to see his daughter, if the Friar’s messenger …………………….. . Cordelia, again?

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g If Paris had not tried to stop him opening the grave, Romeo (not) ……………………….. . 11 Are theses sentences true (T) or false (F)? h Romeo would not have taken poison if Juliet Correct those that are false. …………………………………………….. . a Brabantio accepts Othello as a son-in-law i If there had been any poison left, Juliet because he is a respected general. c …………………………………………….. . b The senators send Othello to Cyprus 8 Discuss this question with another student: because they do not think well of his In the film West Side Story, based on Romeo and marriage. c Juliet, the lovers belonged to groups which were c Othello is jealous by nature and likely to racial rivals in New York. Can you think of any suspect Cassio. c similar situation where young lovers may be d Iago is envious of Cassio, who has been prevented from marrying each other? given a high-level job instead of him. c e Cassio loses Othello’s confidence because c 9 Look at the list of characters on page 54. Iago makes him drunk when on guard. Write the names in the right sentences. f Desdemona begs Othello to forgive a ……………………… marries her first Cassio because she is secretly in love with c husband’s brother, though it is against the law. Cassio. b ……………………… tells Hamlet that he g Iago makes Othello suspicious by telling has seen a figure like his dead father. him that he does not know very much c c ……………………… orders Hamlet to about Italian women. avenge his death. h Othello begins to believe that Desdemona d ……………………… pretends to be mad to is guilty because she has given his c deceive his enemies. handkerchief to Cassio. e ……………………… makes Hamlet able to 12 Discuss this question with another student. prove that his uncle is guilty. Othello became jealous of Desdemona’s f ……………………… spies on Hamlet while friendship with Cassio. Are ‘platonic’ friendships he is talking to his mother. (i.e. friendships that are not sexual between men g ……………………… goes mad and dies and women) ever really possible? because her lover has killed her father. 13 a Match the descriptions with the names. h ……………………… joins the king to a an independent girl 1 Ophelia avenge the death of his father. with a strong i ……………………… is the cause of all that personality goes wrong in the story. b a young girl who falls in 2 Cordelia 10 Discuss these questions with another student. love with an enemy left out much of the action of the c a wife and mother who 3 Katharine play, changing Hamlet’s actions and character. goes to prison Modern critics see Hamlet as a sensitive man d a woman who is killed 4 Desdemona with the responsibility of taking violent action to by her husband restore order. a How does Hamlet prove that he thinks before e a young woman who is 5 Juliet he acts? more honest than the b Once he knows his uncle is guilty, why can’t rest of her family he act as a normal person would do today? f a girl who loses her 6 Hermione c Shakespeare followed the tradition that the mind villain (bad person) in the story must be the b Now write similar descriptions for these cause of his own death. How did he arrange male characters: this and what difference does it make? Petruchio, Romeo, Leontes, Othello, King Lear, Hamlet

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The Winter’s Tale 6 Complete the sentences with the names from the 1 Which character says or thinks these things? box. Use the names from the box. Baptista Bianca Katharine Hermione Leontes Mamillius Paulina Petruchio Lucentio a Why is my mother so unhappy? …………… a ………’s sister was loud and spirited. b I don’t trust my friend. …………… b ………’s personality changed completely. c What’s the matter with my husband? …………… c ………’s daughters both got married. d I want to help my friend. …………… d ………’s bride was always well behaved. e Take that child away! …………… e ………’s wife had been a ‘shrew’. 2 Match beginnings a–h with endings 1–8 to make Romeo and Juliet true sentences. 7 Write Montague or Capulet next to the names. a Mamillius 1 was jealous. Romeo ………… Juliet ………… Tybalt ………… b Leontes 2 saved Polixenes. 8 Answer the questions. c Hermione 3 loved Perdita. a Where did Romeo first see Juliet? d Camillo 4 was Perdita’s brother. b When and where was their first conversation? e Perdita 5 was killed by a bear. c When did they get married? f Florizel 6 found her parents. d Why did Romeo have to run away? g Antigonus 7 went to prison. e Who did Juliet’s father want her to marry? h Perdita 8 was Leontes’s daughter. Hamlet 9 Answer the questions. King Lear a Who was the ghost, and what did he tell Hamlet? 3 Are these sentences True (T) or False (F)? b Who was Polonius, and who were his children? a Cordelia was the youngest daughter. c c How and why did Hamlet ‘trap’ Claudius? b She married the King of France. c d What happened at Ophelia’s funeral, and why? c Goneril and Regan kept their promises. c e Who suggested the sword fight, and why? d King Lear went mad. c 10 Write the correct names. e Cordelia looked after King Lear. c Claudius Laertes old Hamlet Ophelia 4 Put the events in the correct order. Write 1–8 in young Hamlet the right places. Who … a c Goneril and Regan were cruel to Lear. a married his brother’s wife? …………………… b c Lear became angry with Cordelia. b fell in a stream? …………………… c c Lear died. c went to his sister’s funeral? …………………… d c Lear decided to divide his kingdom. d saw a ghost? …………………… e c Cordelia died. e died in a garden? …………………… f c Cordelia returned. Othello g c Lear went to live outside. 11 Correct one name in every sentence. h c The Earl of Kent became Lear’s servant. a Cassio was Iago’s friend. The Taming of the Shrew b Othello drank too much wine. 5 Choose the correct words. c Cassio stole Desdemona’s handkerchief. a Katharine was older / younger than Bianca. d Iago killed Desdemona. b Petruchio was polite / rude to Katharine at first. e Othello was tricked by Desdemona. c Katharine agreed / refused to marry him. 12 Choose the correct words. d Petruchio behaved well / badly at the wedding. a Othello was always / became jealous. e He treated his bride kindly / cruelly. b Iago wanted Cassio’s / Othello’s job. c Cassio trusted / didn’t trust Iago. d Desdemona behaved / didn’t behave badly. e Iago / Othello killed himself.

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