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How many lines did Shakespeare write in total?
How many lines did Shakespeare write in total?
- 1530 lines
- Over 100,000 lines (correct)
- 30,000 lines
- 1277 lines
Which of Shakespeare's plays is the longest?
Which of Shakespeare's plays is the longest?
- Romeo and Juliet
- Hamlet (correct)
- Comedy of Errors
- Macbeth
What is unique about Shakespeare's vocabulary?
What is unique about Shakespeare's vocabulary?
- It was one of the richest of any English writer (correct)
- It was only used in his plays
- It was the smallest of any English writer
- It was the same as the average person in the late 20th century
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Study Notes
- The actor playing Hamlet has to speak 1530 lines in the play.
- Shakespeare wrote over 100,000 lines of drama and created 1277 characters.
- His vocabulary was one of the richest of any English writer.
- Nearly half of Shakespeare's plays were published during his lifetime.
- The First Folio was produced after his death and is the basis for following editions.
- Some critics doubt that Shakespeare wrote his plays.
- Shakespeare's plays contain small mistakes.
- Despite this, his plays are the most performed in history.
- Hamlet is 11,610 words long, while Comedy of Errors is only 1770 lines long.
- Shakespeare's works contain over 30,000 different words, double the average vocabulary of an educated person in the late 20th century.
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