The seventeenth-century stage language shifts abruptly from the formal legalities of a trial to the rustic, colourful slang of the country fair. To weather these changes in language, one must have a good grasp of the Bard’s particular use of diction and metaphor. The Winters Tale Vocabulary Quiz will test your knowledge of the archaic terminology in the play.
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The Winters Tale Vocabulary Quiz Questions
- The term “base-born” refers to
- To “beseech” means
- The word “remorse” means
- “Traitor” as used by Leontes means
- “Madam” is used as a term of
- “Pardon” means
- “Redeem” means
- “Affliction” in the play refers to
- “Virtue” most nearly means
- “Infant” in Shakespearean English means
- To “commend” someone means
- The word “penitent” describes one who
- “Alas” is best defined as
- “Folly” means
- To “forsake” means
- “Counsel” in the play refers to
- “Dread” means
- The term “noble” conveys
- “Peril” means
- “Mariner” refers to
- “Penance” most closely means
- In the play, “jealousy” most closely means
- The word “repent” means
- “Chaste” in the context of Hermione’s defense means
- The term “oracle” refers to
- “Exile” means
- “Conscience” in Leontes’ speeches refers to
- The phrase “fardel of fortune” most nearly means
- “Grace” in the play’s moral sense means
- “Fealty” means