Comparative — Contextual Differences and Reframing (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Quizzes
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When did the Battle of Bosworth occur, and how long before Shakespeare wrote Richard III?
When did the Battle of Bosworth occur, and how long before Shakespeare wrote Richard III?
1485, ~100 years before
What Elizabethan belief system established a divinely ordained hierarchy from God to commoners?
What Elizabethan belief system established a divinely ordained hierarchy from God to commoners?
Great Chain of Being
What were the standing audience members at the Globe playhouse called?
What were the standing audience members at the Globe playhouse called?
Groundlings
What philosophical shift occurs from Shakespeare's to Pacino's context?
What philosophical shift occurs from Shakespeare's to Pacino's context?
Determinism to relativism
How does Pacino reframe Shakespeare's presentation of Richard's villainy?
How does Pacino reframe Shakespeare's presentation of Richard's villainy?
From inherent essence to performance
How does Pacino end his film differently from Shakespeare's play?
How does Pacino end his film differently from Shakespeare's play?
Tempest speech vs Richmond's victory
What technique does Pacino use to democratise Shakespeare and reveal varied audience responses?
What technique does Pacino use to democratise Shakespeare and reveal varied audience responses?
Street polls/vox pops
How does the audience role transform between the two texts?
How does the audience role transform between the two texts?
Passive judgment to active co-creation
Which New Historicist critic appears in Pacino's film stating 'power circulates'?
Which New Historicist critic appears in Pacino's film stating 'power circulates'?
Stephen Greenblatt
What Elizabethan belief suggested that outer appearance revealed inner character?
What Elizabethan belief suggested that outer appearance revealed inner character?
Physiognomy