Essay Questions

BE PREPARED TO ANSWER 2-3 OF THESE ESSAY QUESTIONS FOR THE TEST. ESSAYS SHOULD BE ANSWERED IN WELL-DEVELOPED, CONCISE PARAGRAPHS, USING THE FORMAT STUDIED IN CLASS.

1. Define the term tragedy and explain how the play “Pyramus and Thisby” was an example of such a play.

2. Choose a hero from one of the plays we have discussed in class and explain how that character exemplifies the traits of a hero.

3. Explain how Queen Elizabeth I was a proponent of the Renaissance ideals in London, England during the Elizabethan Age.

4. Explain how the play “Pyramus and Thisby” is similar (1 way) and dissimilar (1 way) to the relationship between

Hermia and Lysander.

5. Define the term tragedy and explain how the play “Pyramus and Thisby” was an example of such a play.

6. Explain the plot (including the 3 C’s) for the plot of “Pyramus aand Thisby”.

7. Define the term tragedy and explain how the play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” WAS NOT AN EXAMPLE OF SUCH A PLAY.

8. Explain in detail the climax of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.

9. In your opinion, explain the significance of the title of the play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.

10. Define the term pun. Explain, using an example from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” , why Shakespeare can be considered a master of pun.