Shakespeare's Sonnets and Patronage
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Which of Shakespeare's narrative poems were dedicated to Henry Wriothesley, earl of Southampton?

  • Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece (correct)
  • Hamlet and Macbeth
  • Romeo and Juliet and Othello
  • Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra
  • What was the most important asset for a professional writer in Elizabethan England?

  • Aristocratic patronage (correct)
  • Protection
  • Prestige
  • Money
  • How were Shakespeare's sonnets different from other sonnet sequences of his day?

  • They were longer in length
  • They were unlike other sonnet sequences (correct)
  • They were not well received by the public
  • They were written in a different language
  • What happened to Shakespeare's sonnets before they were published in 1609?

    <p>They were mentioned admiringly in print</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the narrative poems win for Shakespeare?

    <p>A fine reputation as a poet</p> Signup and view all the answers

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