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William Shakespeare Before you read Page 28 – activity 9 Page 19 – activity 1 1B; 2D; 3A; 4C; 5C; 6D; 7A; 8B S

hakes p eare . Open answers. Elizabethan Courtship

B1.2 Page 19 – activity 2 Open answers. and Marriage Page 32 – activity 1 The text and beyond Love in Shakespeare: 1 Because marriage gave them status Page 24 – activity 1 and heirs. 1 B; 2 A; 3 B; 4 A; 5 B; 6 B; 7 A; 8 A 2 At 12. WEB Five Stories Page 24 – activity 2 3 Families could obtain property, money and useful friends. 1 rich 2 nobody 3 different 4 win 4 Courtship wasn’t a promise to KEY TO THE EXERCICES AND EXIT TEST 5 rude 6 wedding 7 torment 8 behave marry. Betrothal was binding. Page 24 – activity 3 5 Because it was the symbol of William Shakespeare – b 1 Bianca 2 Petruchio 3 Baptista 4 Katharina 5 Hortensio 1 Baptista/Petruchio fidelity. His Life 2 atharina/servant 6 Kiss over them without knocking Page 17 – activity 3 3 Petruchio/Katharina them down. Page 6 – activity 1 1 gentle 2 sad 3 anxious 4 serious 4 Katharina/clothes 1 From baptism records of the day. 5 realistic 6 old-fashioned 7 rude 5 Katharina/Petruchio The Tragedy of Romeo 2 Because of his father’s status in the 8 rich 9 disappointed 10 confident town. Page 25 – activity 4 and Juliet Page 17 – activity 4 3 His only son Hamnet dies. 1 carefully 2 loudly 3 sweetly 4 well Before you read 4 The Chamberlain’s men. 1 gentle 2 impractical 3 easy-going 5 unhappily 6 comfortably 7 hungrily 5 1610. 4 disappointed 8 seriously Page 34 – activity 2 6 His second best bed. Page 18 – activity 5 Page 254 – activity 5 1A; 2B; 3B; 4B; 5A; 6A 1 Baptista will be happy when Page 34 – activity 3 The Taming of the Shrew 1a hungrily 1b sweet 2a comfortably; Katharina has a husband. loudly 2b serious 3a careful 1 enemy 2 niece 3 cousin 4 guard 2 Petruchio will take his wife to Before you read 3b unhappily Verona as soon as they are The text and beyond Page 8 – activity 2 married. Page 26 – activity 6 Page 40 – activity 1 1 Yes 2 No 3 No 4 Yes 5 No 3 While Petruchio is buying rings, his 1 China and Poland 2 Hawaii 3 Hawaii servant will look after their horses. and Poland 4 China and Poland 1M; 2J; 3H; 4B; 5A; 6C; 7F; 8L; 9N; 10I; Page 8 – activity 3 4 Bianca won’t improve her lute- 5 China 6 China and Poland 7 Morocco 11O; 12K; 13 G; 14 D; 15 E 1 suitors 2 pestering 3 bad-tempered playing until she learns/has learnt 8 Hawaii 9 Morocco 10 Hawaii Page 41 – activity 2 4 court 5 dowry to read music. Page 27 – activity 7 Open answers. The text and beyond Page 18 – activity 6 Open answers. Page 41 – activity 3 Page 16 – activity 1 1 after/when 2 when/after 3 while Page 27 – activity 82 1 of; 2 in; 3 of; 4 about; 5 of 6 to 4 before 5 until 1 B; 2 C; 3 D; 4 A; 5 B; 6 C. 1 wedding 2 dowry 3 suitors Page 42 – activity 4 Page 18 – activity 7 4 bouquet 5 rings 6 wife Page 17 – activity 2 Open answer. Open answer. a 1c; 2d; 3a; 4e; 5b

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Before you read Page 61 – activity 2 Elizabethan Acting Page 85 – activity 3 Page 44 – activity 1 1 Viola isn’t as tall as Sebastian. Companies Possible answers. A2; B4; C1; D5; E6; F3 2 Viola isn’t as heavy as Sebastian. 1 Roderigo wanted to speak to Iago 3 Sebastian is as attractive as Viola. Page 74 – activity 1 but he didn’t know where to find Page 44 – activity 2 4 Sebastian sings as sweetly as Viola. 1 In market places, on village greens, him. Open answers. 5 Sebastian doesn’t write as well as in innyards and at court. 2 Othello asked someone to bring Viola. him a glass of water/something to Page 44 – activity 3 2 Because they travelled from place 6 Sebastian paints as badly as Viola. to place. drink because he was very thirsty. 1B; 2A; 3A; 4A Page 61 – activity 3 3 Because they gave the companies 3 Roderigo was happy to give Iago money/pay Iago because The text and beyond 1 a bat 2 a lion 3 a mouse 4 an owl respectability. 4 Because James I became king of Iago promised to help him win Page 50 – activity 1 Page 62 – activity 4 England. Desdemona. 1B; 2D; 3C; 4A; 5D; 6C Open answers. 5 The owner of the acting company 4 The Duke allowed Desdemona to go with Othello to Cyprus. Page 51 – activity 2 The Admiral’s Men. Page 62 – activity 5 5 Desdemona offered to help Cassio 1 the Prince of Verona; 2 Romeo; 1C; 2D; 3B; 4E; 5A The Tragedy of Othello, by speaking to her husband about 3 Tybalt; 4 Mercutio; 5 Paris him. Before you read Page 51 – activity 3 Moor of Venice 6 Othello began to be suspicious of Desdemona after he saw her with 1 young 2 known 3 feuding 4 location Page 63 – activity 1 Before you read Cassio. 5 way 6 familiar 7 idea 8 translation 1B; 2 B; 3C; 4 C; 5A; 6B Page 76 – activity 2 9 collection 10 theatre-goers Before you read Page 63 – activity 2 1A; 2A; 3B; 4B; 5A; 6A; 7B; 8B; 9A; 10B Page 52 – activity 4 Open answers. Page76 – activity 3 Page 85 – activity 1 1 Romeo; 2 Romeo; 3 Juliet; 4 Juliet; 4B; A2; B4; C3; D1 5 Juliet; 6 Mercutio; 7 Nurse; The text and beyond Open answers. 8 Prince of Verona Page 69 – activity 1 The text and beyond The text and beyond 1 D; 2 A; 3 B; 4 C; 5 B, 6 D Twelfth Night; or, What You Will Page 83 – activity 1 Page 91 – activity 1 Page 70 – activity 2 1B; 2B; 3B; 4B; 5A; 6D 1D; 2A; 3C; 4A; 5B; 6B Before you read 1 can never love Page 84 – activity 2 Page 92 – activity 2 Page 54 – activity 2 2 was rescued by a 1 respected 2 scheming 3 obey 3 not far from A 1A; 2B; 3B; 4B; 5A 1 Othello is depressed because he 4 wounded 5 embarrassed 4 has been 6 suspicious Page 54 – activity 3 5 borrowed some clothes thinks that his young wife is tired of him. b 1 suspicion 2 respect 3 obedience Open answers Page 70 – activity 3 2 Desdemona is brave because she 4 embarrassment Page 54 – activity 4 1 played 2 who 3 as 4 of 5 belonged ran away from home and married Page 92 – activity 3 1D; 2B; 3C; 4A; 5E 6 taught 7 were 8 outside 9 like for love. 1D, 2H; 3B; 4E; 5C; 6F; 7A; 8G 10 compared 3 Iago is dishonest because he The text and beyond Page 71 – activity 4 pretends to be a friend to Othello. Antony and Cleopatra 4 Cassio is ashamed because he Page 60 – activity 1 Open answers. drank too much wine and behaved 1A; 2A; 3B; 4A; 5B; 6B; 7A; 8A; 9B; 10A; Before you read badly. 11B; 12A Page 94 – activity 2 1T; 2F; 3T; 4T; 5T; 6F

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Page 94 – activity 3 Page 108 – activity 2 1 a Antonio b Hortensio c Cleopatra d Viola e Cassio f Antony g Desdemona 1c; 2e; 3f; 4a; 5b; 6d 1 Cleopatra talking to the messenger; h Iago i Benvolio j Petruchio k Emilia l Bianca m Cleopatra n Friar Laurence 2 Caesar talking to Pompey; 3The o Count Orsino p Romeo q Caesar r Othello s Pompey t Sebastian The text and beyond Messenger telling Cleopatra about u Katharina v Prince Escalus w Tybalt x Countess Olivia y Katharina Ottavia; 4 Cleopatra talking to Page 99 – activity 1 2 1 suitors 2 tame 3 enemy 4 masks 5 feud 6 challenged 7 tomb 8 twin Antony; 5Antony thinking that 1D; 2A; 3C; 4D; 5B; 6D 9 arrested 10 obey 11 reputation 12 stabbing 13 quarrels 14 set Cleopatra plotted with Caesar against 15 betraying Page 100 – activity 2 me; 6 Cleopatra referring to the fruit 1 quarrel; will be 2 will be; doesn’t basket 3 Possible answers return 3 will become; wins 4 meets; Page 108 – activity 3 1 Because Katharina was older than Bianca. will understand 1 Menecrates 2 Lepidus 3 Caesar 2 Because Baptista was rich and Katharina had a big dowry. Page 10 – activity 3 4 Enobarbus 5 Pompey 6 Octavia 3 Because he thought that Romeo was in love with Rosaline. 4 Because her parents wanted her to marry Count Paris. 1 Cleopatra VII 2 69BCE 3 3 sisters; 7 Antony 8 Charmian 9 Alexandria 5 Because ‘Cesario’ was young and handsome. 2 brothers 4 18 or 19 5 brother- 10 Cleopatra 6 Because Antonio called her Sebastian. husband 6 leave Egypt 7 Julius Caesar Page 109 – activity 4 7 Because Othello chose Cassio as his lieutenant. 8 Rome 1A; 2C; 3D; 4A; 5B; 6B; 7D; 8C 8 Because he thought she was unfaithful. Before you read 9 Because he was enjoying himself in Alexandria. 10 Because they were filled with shame when Antony lost the battle. Page 101 – activity 1 AFTER READING 1F; 2T; 3F; 4T; 5F; 6T; 7F; 8T Pages 110-11 – activity 1 Page 101 – activity 2 1 The Taming of the Shrew : G; O; E; 2 Romeo and Juliet : A; H; J; 1c; 2e; 3b; 4a; 5d 3 Twelfth Night; or, What you Will : K; Page 101 – activity 3 M; C; Open answers. 4 The Tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice : F; B; N; Page 101 – activity 4 5 Antony and Cleopatra : I; D; L; Open answers.

The text and beyond Page 108 – activity 1 1 Because Octavia wasn’t as pretty or as fascinating as she was. 2 The islands of Sicily and Sardinia. 3 Because he killed Pompey and put Lepidus in prison. 4 Because Antony ordered his ships to follow Cleopatra’s ships. 5 They joined Caesar’s side. 6 To win him back. 7 Because he wanted to be with Cleopatra again. 8 Next to Mark Antony. © 2011 Black Cat, Genoa, London

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1 Characters 2 Missing word Which character from the five stories Complete the missing words in the sentences.

a gave someone a purse of money to look after? 1 Bianca had two s _ _ _ _ rs: Gremio and Hortensio. b disguised himself as a music teacher? 2 Petruchio was sure that he could t _ _ e Katharina and make her an c was buried next to the man she loved? obedient wife. d disguised herself to get a job? 3 Lord Montague was Lord Capulet’s e _ _ _ y . e lost his rank because of a fight? 4 Romeo and his friends wore m _ _ _ s to the ball so nobody recognised them. f forgot his duties to his country? 5 Friar Laurence wanted to bring an end to the f _ _ d between the g married someone much older than she was? Capulets and the Montagues. h was dishonest, ambitious and scheming? 6 Tybalt ch ______ed Romeo to a fight because Romeo had gone to i wanted to help his friend forget a girl? the ball. j wore dirty old clothes for an important occasion? 7 Juliet’s body was taken to the family vault and laid on her t _ _ b . k picked up a handkerchief? 8 Viola and her tw _ _ brother Sebastian survived the shipwreck. l was tormented by her sister? 9 Duke Orsino’s guards ar _ _ _ _ _ d Antonio and took him to the m was furious when she heard news about a marriage? Duke’s palace. n gave someone a phial of liquid? 10 It was Desdemona’s duty as a wife to o _ _ y Othello. o wrote many messages of love? 11 Although he was young, Cassio already had a re _ _ t _ _ _ on as a p climbed a garden wall in the middle of the night? good soldier. q won two sea battles? 12 Othello killed himself by s _ _ _ _ ing himself in the heart. r killed his wife? 13 Caesar and Antony needed to forget their q ______s and be s had a house on the island of Sicily? friends if they wanted to defeat Pompey. t survived a shipwreck by holding on to the ship’s mast? 14 Antony and Cleopatra’s ships s _ _ sail from Alexandria and the first sea battle began. u was very bad-tempered? 15 After Cleopatra’s men surrendered to Caesar, Antony accused her of v sent someone to live in another city as a punishment? b _ _ _ _ ying him. w became angry during a masked ball? x had been in mourning for a year? y changed her behaviour?

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3 Comprehension check Answer the questions.

1 Why did Baptista want Katharina to marry before her sister? 2 Why did Petruchio say that Katharina would be the perfect wife for him? 3 Why was Friar Laurence surprised when Romeo told him he wanted to marry Juliet? 4 Why did Juliet go and see the friar and ask for his help? 5 Why did Duke Orsino think that Olivia would receive ‘Cesario’? 6 Why did Viola think that her brother might be alive and well? 7 Why did Iago hate Othello? 8 Why did Othello kill Desdemona? 9 Why didn’t Antony want to go back to Rome? 10 Why did Canidius and Enobarbus leave Antony and join Caesar’s army?