Weegy: Before the Renaissance, virtually all dramas focused on religious themes.
User: Shakespeare's plays often contain puns, which are
A. plays on words.
B. slang terms.
C. rhyming lines
D. archaic phrases.
Weegy: Shakespeare's plays often contain puns, which are: play on words.
User: Just as books have chapters, plays are divided up into
A. verses.
B. acts.
C. lines.
D. scenes.
Weegy: Just as books have chapters, plays are divided up into Acts.
User: In a Shakespearian tragedy, what's the typical outcome for a flawed character?
A. The character is destroyed.
B. The character is made fun of.
C. The character gets married.
D. The character becomes a hero
Weegy: In a Shakespearean tragedy, the typical outcome for a flawed character is - The character is destroyed.
User: According to Renaissance philosophy, commoners often represent
A. appetite.
B. reason.
C. pride.
D. love.
Weegy: According to Renaissance philosophy, commoners often represent appetite.
User: Humanists believe that
A. life on earth is important in its own right.
B. humans and animals existed on the same level.
C. love is an illusion.
D. Shakespeare didn't actually write the plays we think he did.
Weegy: Humanists believe that: life on earth is important in its own right.
User: The audience knowing something the drama's characters don't is an example of
A. dramatic irony.
B. sub-conflict.
C. monologue.
D. dramatic context
Weegy: The audience knowing something the drama's characters don't is an example of dramatic irony.
User: A drama is defined as a literary form designed for presentation by
A. characters.
B. audiences.
C. readers.
D. actors.
Weegy: A drama is defined as a literary form designed for presentation by actors.
User: A Shakespearean play that focuses on the flaws and mistakes of the protagonists is known as a
A. tragedy.
B. ...
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