Reading Shakespeare

Question 1

What is Shakespeare all about?

Answer 1

Language. Language. Language.

Question 2

What is Reverse Word Order?

Answer 2

The changing of word order for the interest of something like rhythm.

Question 3

What is Pun?

Answer 3

Pun is the use of short jokes.

Question 4

Which images does Shakespeare allude to in these lines from Romeo and Juliet?

Juliet: “Thou know’st the mask of night is on my face, else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek.”

Answer 4

C. Shakespeare uses the image of night as a mask that hides her “maiden blush.”