Dramatic Techniques (VCE SSCE English): Quizzes
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What does 'Twelfth Night' refer to in the play's title?
What does 'Twelfth Night' refer to in the play's title?
Twelfth night after Christmas (Epiphany Eve)
Which dramatic technique is described as the 'engine' that drives nearly every plot twist?
Which dramatic technique is described as the 'engine' that drives nearly every plot twist?
Viola's disguise as Cesario
What is dramatic irony in Twelfth Night?
What is dramatic irony in Twelfth Night?
Audience knows more than stage characters
How many layers of gender performance existed in Shakespeare's original staging?
How many layers of gender performance existed in Shakespeare's original staging?
Three (boy playing Viola playing Cesario)
Which song does Feste sing at the play's close?
Which song does Feste sing at the play's close?
The wind and the rain
What anagram appears in the forged letter used to trick Malvolio?
What anagram appears in the forged letter used to trick Malvolio?
C-O-Z-M o man
What does Feste say in Act 1, Scene 5 to assert his intelligence?
What does Feste say in Act 1, Scene 5 to assert his intelligence?
Better a witty fool than a foolish wit
What ridiculous costume does Malvolio wear in Act 3?
What ridiculous costume does Malvolio wear in Act 3?
Cross-garters and yellow stockings
What is Orsino's opening line in Act 1, Scene 1?
What is Orsino's opening line in Act 1, Scene 1?
If music be the food of love, play on
What do soliloquies and asides allow characters to do?
What do soliloquies and asides allow characters to do?
Speak directly to audience, reveal truth