The atmosphere of the play is saturated with long Latinate terms that reflect the intellectual vanity of the period. In order to navigate your way through the banter of Holofernes and Nathaniel, you need to have a solid understanding of the terminology presented in this Love’s Labour’s Lost Vocabulary Quiz.
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Love’s Labour’s Lost Vocabulary Quiz Questions
- In Shakespeare’s time, the word “forsworn” most nearly meant
- The term “paradox” in the play refers to
- “Perjury” in Love’s Labour’s Lost is used to describe
- When Berowne speaks of “study’s godlike recompense,” the word “recompense” means
- “Revels” in the context of the play means
- The term “votary” refers to
- When a character mentions “penance,” it refers to
- In the line “raillery of wit,” the word “raillery” means
- “Pedant” as used to describe Holofernes means
- The word “conceit” in Shakespeare’s vocabulary means
- When Rosaline mocks “affected language,” “affected” means
- “Discourse” in the play refers to
- To “woo” someone means to
- The word “jest” most closely means
- “Perchance” means
- When Costard speaks of “remuneration,” he means
- The word “abate” means
- When a character says “verity,” they refer to
- “Cuckoo” in the final song symbolizes
- When a character is described as “melancholy,” it means
- The term “parley” refers to
- “Brevity” in the phrase “brevity is the soul of wit” means
- To be “perjured” means
- “Livery” in Shakespearean language means
- The term “jesting spirit” implies
- When Berowne calls love a “madness most discreet,” “discreet” means
- The word “constable” in the play refers to
- “Reproof” as used by the Princess means
- When a character says “importune,” they mean
- The term “prosperity” as used by Armado means