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What does "Everyman liveth beastly" mean?

Question 3 1.6 out of 1.6 points In context, the phrase “Everyman … liveth beastly” means that Selected Answer: Everyman is depraved.

What does "Man in the beginning" mean in Everyman?

Question 35 1.6 out of 1.6 points In the play Everyman, Messenger makes the following statement: "Man, in the beginning, / Look well, and take good heed to the ending." This means Selected Answer: Be watchful of your actions now on earth to secure a better place in the afterlife.

What does "quesquem quoeritis" mean?

Question 30 1.6 out of 1.6 points "Quem Quoeritis" means "Whom Do You Seek." Selected Answer: True

What is the end of a Greek play called?

Question 18 1.6 out of 1.6 points The end of a Greek play is called Exodos. Selected Answer: True

Why could the scene (skene) not be used for action?

Question 26 1.6 out of 1.6 points The scene (skene) could not be used for action because the audience could not see inside it. Selected Answer: True

Is Oedipus a murderer?

Oedipus declares that he is no murderer. Selected Answer: True

Which question in Greek theater embraced a tradition in which a character was to be a proud bearer of?

Question 10 1.6 out of 1.6 points Greek theater embraced a tradition in which a character was to be "a proud bearer of his fate." Selected Answer: True

Why does Oedipus ask Kreon to kill him?

Oedipus asks Kreon to kill him, since suicide would be blasphemy against the gods.

What does the chorus say about Oedipus?

In the play Oedipus the Chorus make this remark about Oedipus: "Your splendor is all fallen / O naked brow of wrath and tears,/ O change of Oedipus!" In context, what has happened to Oedipus?

What was Sophocles' contribution to the world?

One of Sophocles' contributions was the inclusion of female actors.

Why can't the scene be used for action?

The scene (skene) could not be used for action because the audience could not see inside it.

What is the purpose of comedy?

Comedy exposes and ridicules human folly. It makes us laugh.

Who are Bolbus and Nerope?

Bolbus and Nerope are the childless couple in Oedipus Rex who adopt a child. False. Messenger speaks in Everyman saying: "Ye think sin in the beginning full sweet, / Which in the end causeth thy soul to weep, / When the body lieth in clay."In context, sin is deceptive because.

Which character fits Aristotle's criteria for a tragic hero?

The character, Othello, only fits two of Aristotle's three criteria for a tragic hero.

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