A. indicates to the audience that he's making fun of something.

B. elevates the language, making it seem more refined and elegant.

C. draws attention to the line, perhaps making it seem more important.

D. confuses the meaning of the line, making the reader uncomfortable.

A. By forcing the audience to pay close attention to each line of dialogue

B. By making it easier for the audience to follow what is happening in the play

C. By allowing the audience to ignore the dialogue and focus on the play's action

D. By building tension in the audience as they struggle to follow the plot

A. Read the lines out loud.

B. Consult a study guide

C. Define each word.

D. Skip unknown words.

A. The plays were written hundreds of years ago, and none of the themes apply to modern life.

B. Only royalty or people in the noble classes used the elevated language in Shakespeare's plays.

C. Shakespeare left out, or altered words so that they fit the structure of his verse.

D. The plays were translated from another language and sometimes don't make sense.

A. In a comedy most of the action is experienced by a single character, while in a tragedy all of the characters are involved in the plot?

B. In a comedy the characters battle against the protagonist, while in a tragedy the characters don't fight and usually get along.

C. In a comedy childish rhyme is used to make people laugh, while in a tragedy iambic pentameter is used to make a line seem more important.

D. In a comedy the protagonist is put into funny situations that lead to a happy ending, while in a tragedy the main character suffers bad luck and loss.

A. Mother

B. Heartbeak

C. Today

D. Underneath