Shakespeare's Language Review

Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order. 
The detective looked cautiously for the fingerprints.

• Inverted
• Natural

Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order. 
Beyond the meadow flows a beautiful river.

• Inverted
• Natural

Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order. 
Over the city floated a striped balloon. 

• Natural
• Inverted

What is an inverted sentence?

• a sentence in which the verb comes before the subject

• a sentence in which the subject comes before the verb

• a sentence which begins with a dependent clause

• a sentence that does not begin with a capital letter

Power you have become, the dark side I sense in you.

• inverted

• natural

What is NOT a reason why Shakespearean language is so complicated to understand?

• Inverted syntax

• Shakespeare thought confusing people was funny

• Many words have changed over time

• Frequent contractions

Which word did Shakespeare NOT invent?

• swagger

• shook

• exposure

• gossip

"To thine own self be true" means...

• They should be true to themselves

• You should be true to yourself

• I should be true to myself

• We should be true to ourselves

What's the name of the 'Shakespeare theatre' in London?

• a) The World Theatre

• b) The Globe Theatre

• c) The Old Shakespeare Theatre

Which type of play did Shakespeare NOT write?

• a) tragedies

• b) comedies

• c) Musicals