Why does the play keep repeating the title’s biblical reference to an eye-for-an-eye retribution? The Measure For Measure Literary Devices Quiz examines the metaphors, irony and symbolism Shakespeare used to make the audience’s concept of right and wrong less straightforward. As you begin, consider the playwright’s technical craft.
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Measure For Measure Literary Devices Quiz Questions
- When Claudio says “to die and go we know not where,” what device describes his reflection?
- What is demonstrated when Isabella appeals to Angelo’s sense of morality but he responds lustfully?
- The contrast between Isabella’s virtue and Angelo’s corruption represents which device?
- When the Duke speaks of disguises and hidden truth, what recurring device appears?
- What device is used when words like “measure for measure” echo Biblical justice?
- When Pompey jokes about the law’s hypocrisy, what device is he using?
- When the play ends with mercy overriding law, what device shapes the resolution?
- Which literary device dominates the Duke’s disguise as a friar?
- What device is present when Isabella unknowingly speaks to the Duke disguised as a friar?
- What is the primary literary device in the bed trick involving Mariana and Angelo?
- When Isabella pleads for mercy, what device is used through her balanced phrasing?
- When Angelo says “When I would pray and think, I think and pray to several subjects,” what device is evident?
- Which device is used when Lucio mocks authority with witty remarks?
- What device does the Duke use when comparing justice and mercy as opposing yet balanced forces?
- When Claudio says “Death is a fearful thing,” what literary device is shown through repetition of sound?
- What device is used when the Duke observes corruption by pretending to be humble?
- When Isabella compares sin to a disease, what device does she employ?
- What device does Angelo use when he claims “the tempter or the tempted, who sins most?”
- When Claudio fears death as “a fearful meditation,” what device is present?
- What literary device is used when Lucio’s bawdy jokes reveal deeper truths about society?
- When Isabella contrasts virtue and corruption, what device strengthens her speech?
- The Duke’s manipulation of events reflects what broader device?
- When Angelo appears pure but acts corruptly, what device defines his role?
- What device is found in the recurring contrast between justice and mercy?
- When the play’s title “Measure for Measure” echoes the theme of justice, what device is used?
- What device is used in the line “Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall”?
- What device best describes the Duke’s orchestration of the bed trick and fake execution?
- When Angelo’s purity is described as a mask, what device is evident?
- What device is used when Isabella’s words “more than our brother is our chastity” emphasize moral extremes?
- What literary device is found in Lucio’s exaggerations about the Duke’s actions?