The Pericles Prince Of Tyre Vocabulary Quiz takes you into the archaic, nautical language of a play that spans the gulf between ancient legend and Jacobean drama. You have to negotiate terms of chivalry, medicine and rude speech of the docks if you are to get anywhere. Each definition is a key to unlocking the coastal mysteries of the text.
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Pericles Prince Of Tyre Vocabulary Quiz Questions
- In Shakespeare’s time, what did the word “virtue” most often mean?
- What does “tempest” refer to in the play?
- The term “chorus” as used for Gower means what?
- When Pericles speaks of “fate,” what meaning does it hold?
- What does “wrack” mean in the phrase “the king my father’s wrack’d”?
- The word “bounteous” means what in Shakespeare’s usage?
- What does “havoc” mean when referring to the sea?
- What does the word “port” most commonly mean in the play?
- When Thaisa says “the gods have done their part,” what does “part” mean?
- The term “maidenhead” refers to what in Shakespearean vocabulary?
- What is meant by “tempest-tossed”?
- The word “mariner” means what?
- In the phrase “mine own decay,” what does “decay” mean?
- What does “sire” mean when characters address a ruler?
- What is the meaning of “herald” when used in the play?
- The term “issue” as used in royal dialogue refers to what?
- What does “hence” mean in early modern English?
- When characters speak of “grace,” what do they imply?
- What is meant by “vessel” when describing Pericles’s ship?
- The word “tempestuous” best means what?
- What does “maid” mean in the context of Marina’s introduction?
- When Thaisa speaks of “honor,” what is she referring to?
- The word “peril” signifies what?
- What does “chaste” mean when describing Marina?
- When Pericles mentions “wrath of the gods,” what does “wrath” mean?
- The term “piteous” means what in Shakespearean diction?
- What is meant by “banish’d” when referring to Pericles’s travels?
- When someone is described as “noble,” what does it suggest?
- The phrase “the brine of the sea” refers to what?
- What does “divine providence” mean in the play’s moral context?