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Shakespeare Short Answer Discussion

 

I’m working on a shakespeare writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.

8- Neither Much ado about nothing nor As You Like It feature character names in their titles. In what way(s) does one of these titles represent important information about the plot or a way in which we might interpret the play?

9- What connections can we draw between the ways that Shakespeare’s comedies and his early sonnets view one’s duty to procreate? Be sure to be specific in your answer

10-How and why might the speaker of Shakespeare’s sonnets be concerned with time and its passage? Cite specific evidence from one or more of the poems in your answer.

11- What might be the purpose is of “reversing” the form of the romance Venus and Adonis, where the woman attempts to woo the man rather than the opposite? Both of the characters reverse what would normally be expected of them. Is this just Shakespeare playing with the form, or is there a bigger thematic message happening here?

12-How might we account for characters who remain uncoupled at the end of comedies? what purpose might they serve in the comic resolution of the play? be sure to cite specific characters in your response.

14- what arguments might we make about the value of female-female friendship as shown in the plays we’ve read so far? How does this relate to what the plays say about male-male friendship? be sure to cite specific examples.