LAMDA Performing Shakespearean Text 2

Question 1

In Shakespearean performance, what does the term 'playing the antithesis' refer to?

Accepted Answer

Contrasting two ideas within a line to heighten dramatic tension

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Opposing characters arguing on stage

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Speaking alternate lines with another actor

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Switching between verse and prose mid-scene

Question 2

Which grammatical feature of Elizabethan English requires an actor to understand that 'thou' is typically more intimate or condescending than 'you'?

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The second-person singular pronoun register

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The subjunctive mood

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The vocative case

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The genitive absolute

Question 3

When a Shakespearean speech contains a series of questions without waiting for answers, this rhetorical device is called:

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Erotesis

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Anadiplosis

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Chiasmus

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Epistrophe

Question 4

In LAMDA Shakespearean performance assessments, why is it important for candidates to demonstrate 'heightened language awareness'?

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To show they understand how word choice and rhythm create meaning and character

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To prove they have memorized the text verbatim

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To demonstrate speed of delivery

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To show they can paraphrase Shakespeare into modern English

Question 5

The 'shared line' (or 'split line') in Shakespeare most commonly signals:

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A cue for the second speaker to pick up immediately without pause

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A mistake in the original manuscript

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A moment for the audience to applaud

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A scene change

Question 6

In performing Shakespearean comedy, how does a soliloquy function differently from its use in tragedy?

Accepted Answer

In comedy, soliloquies often involve the audience in a scheme or deception, creating dramatic irony

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Soliloquies do not appear in Shakespeare's comedies

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In comedy, soliloquies are always sung

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In comedy, soliloquies are delivered only by female characters

Question 7

Which of the following best describes 'sprezzatura' as it applies to performing Shakespearean verse?

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Making technically demanding verse craft appear effortless and natural

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Showing maximum visible effort to honor the language

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Deliberately breaking meter for comedic effect

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Emphasizing every stressed syllable with equal weight