You likely see Cloten as a mere nuisance, but his actions at the bowling green reveal a more dangerous temper. This quiz on Cymbeline Act 2 Scene 1 will check your memory of the insults and the unsportsmanlike behaviour of the queen’s son. Test your memory with this funny but telling scene.
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Cymbeline Act 2 Scene 1 Quiz Questions
- Where does Act 2 Scene 1 take place?
- Who appears first in this scene?
- What activity does Cloten boast about at the start of the scene?
- How does Cloten react to losing the fight to an unnamed lord?
- Who are the secondary characters present with Cloten?
- What is the tone of Cloten’s speech at the beginning of the scene?
- What does the First Lord do while speaking with Cloten?
- What does the Second Lord think of Cloten?
- What does Cloten plan to do to Pisanio?
- What has Imogen done to offend Cloten?
- How does Cloten refer to Posthumus?
- What physical item does Cloten still envy from Posthumus?
- How does the First Lord secretly view Cloten’s boasting?
- What theme does this scene continue from earlier in the play?
- What does Cloten’s behavior reveal about his character?
- What does Cloten threaten to do about Imogen’s loyalty to Posthumus?
- What is the First Lord’s role in this scene?
- How does Shakespeare create humor in this scene?
- What literary device dominates the Lords’ commentary?
- What is Cloten’s emotional state throughout the scene?
- What does Cloten believe would make Imogen respect him?
- What does the audience learn about court society in this scene?
- How does the Second Lord respond to Cloten’s claims of greatness?
- What does the scene’s setting emphasize about Cloten?
- What does Cloten’s obsession with Posthumus symbolize?
- How does the audience perceive Cloten’s power?
- What does the First Lord say about Cloten after he exits?
- What does this scene contribute to the play’s tone?
- What moral contrast is highlighted in this scene?
- How does the scene prepare for the next development in the plot?