A boy is killed. A villain is beheaded. And in the quiet of the mountains, a funeral dirge for the ages is sung. This Cymbeline Act 4 Scene 2 Quiz is about the tragic confusion of the headless body and the effects of the drug of the Queen. Watch the most surreal and emotional moment of the play.
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Cymbeline Act 4 Scene 2 Quiz
- Where does Act 4 Scene 2 take place?
- Which characters are present at the beginning of the scene?
- What name is Imogen using in this scene?
- What does Imogen tell Belarius and his sons about her condition?
- Why do Guiderius and Arviragus leave the cave early in the scene?
- How does Belarius describe his life in exile?
- What news does Guiderius bring when he returns?
- Why does Guiderius kill Cloten?
- What object identifies Cloten after his death?
- What is Guiderius’s attitude toward killing Cloten?
- How does Belarius react to Cloten’s death?
- What does Belarius call Cloten’s killing?
- How does Imogen learn of Cloten’s death?
- Why does Imogen mistake Cloten’s body for Posthumus’s?
- What does Imogen do upon seeing the headless corpse?
- What theme is reinforced by Imogen’s reaction to the corpse?
- How does Arviragus respond to Imogen’s grief?
- What famous song appears in this scene?
- Who sings the funeral song for “Fidele”?
- What emotion dominates the funeral scene?
- What does Belarius decide to do with “Fidele’s” body?
- What theme is reflected in the brothers’ song and actions?
- What discovery shocks the men after the burial?
- Who finds Imogen after she awakens?
- What does Lucius believe when he sees “Fidele”?
- What role does Lucius assign to “Fidele”?
- How does Imogen respond to Lucius’s offer?
- What literary device dominates the mistaken-identity moments?
- What theme unites the burial and awakening scenes?
- What tone closes the scene?