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Quiz.
How well do you know Shakespeare’s works?
1. Each of the famous royal dynasties in history is associated with particular country, e.g.
the Romanovs – Russia, the Bourbons – France, etc. Please, name the English dynasty at
Shakespeare’s times.
2. “Ladies and gentlemen, we are sorry about the delay but the queen hasn’t shaved yet.” In
what
situation could these words be
said?
3. One lady said: “I can’t understand why you make so much fuss over that Shakespeare.
All he did was to string together very old quotations well-known in the old English
language.” Find the Russian equivalents to the famous Shakespeare’s quotations:
- All’s well that ends well.
- All that glistens is not gold.
- A sea of troubles.
- Brevity is the soul of wit.
- Delays have dangerous ends.
- How much sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child.
- Love’s labour is lost.
- Much ago about nothing.
- To be or not to be, that is a question.
4. In which play do three females dress as males?
5. What girl falls in love with a man, before she sees his face or knows his name?
6. Whose last words are: “Thus with a kiss I die”?
7. Which father has three daughters?
8. Here are the titles of ten plays, but they have been mixed up. Sort them out.
- Henry 3d.
- The Merry Wives of Venice.
- Julius Andronicas.
- The Two Gentlemen of Denmark.
- Romeo and Cleopatra.
- The Merchant of Windsor.
- Richard 4th.
- Hamlet, Prince of Verona.
- Titus Caesar.
- Anthony and Juliet.
9. What is the period of the play “ Romeo and Juliet”?
10. What fancy dress did Romeo get on for the ball?
11. What dance did Romeo dance?
Answers.
1. House of Tudor, Elizabeth I.
2. Before a performance in Shakespeare’s time when there were only actors, but no
actresses.
3.
– Всё хорошо, что хорошо кончается.
- Не всё то золото, что блестит.
- Беда одна не ходит.
- Краткость – сестра таланта.
- Промедление смерти подобно.
- …острей зубов змеиных неблагодарность детища!
- Бесплодные усилия любви.
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Много шума из ничего.
Быть или не быть, вот в чём вопрос.
4. The Merchant of Venice.
5. Juliet, in “Romeo and Juliet”.
6. Romeo’s, in “Romeo and Juliet”.
7. King Lear.
8.
– King Henry IV
- The Merry Wives of Windsor
- Julius Ceasar
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- Romeo and Juliet
- The Merchant of Venice
- Richard 3rd
- Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Titus Andronicas
- Anthony and Cleopatra
9. Five days.
10. Piligrim.
11. He did not dance.
« Romeo and Juliet»
(Act 2, Scene 2: Capulet`s orchard)
( Enter Romeo.)
Romeo: He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
( Juliet appears above at a window.)
But soft! What light through yoader window breaks?
It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief,
That thou her maid art far more fair than she,
Be not her maid, since she is envious,
Her vestal livery is but sick and green,
And none but fools do wear it.Cast it off.
It is my lady; O,it is my love:
O that she knew she were.
She speaks, yet she says nothing.
What of that?
Her eye discourses; I will answer it.
See how she leans her cheek upon her hand,
That I might touch that cheek.
Juliet: O, Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou will not, be but sworn my love
And I`ll no longer be a Capulet.
Romeo: Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?
Juliet: `Tis but thy name that is my enemy.
Thou art thyself, though not a Montague!
What`s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man! O, be some other name!
What`s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
So Romeo would, Were he not Romeo call`d,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name;
And for thy name, which is no part of thee,
Take all myself.
Romeo: I take thee at thy word.
Call me but love, and I`ll be new baptiz`d,
Henceforth I never will be Romeo.
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art- 2-е л. ед. ч. настоящего времени глагола be
thy- твой, твоя, твое, твои
`Tis= It is