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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Love's Labor's Lost
| When we first meet Costard, he's been arrested for breaking one of the King's edicts. What was his crime? | Love's Labor's Lost
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He was talking to a woman. He was arrested for speaking with Jaquenetta (and probably more than speaking). He's sentenced to a week's imprisonment.
| Holofernes, a scholar, plays foil to the unlettered Costard, Moth and Jaquenetta. What is Holofernes' job? | Love's Labor's Lost
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Schoolmaster. Moth makes fun of Holofernes' teaching ability in act 5.
| The Princess of France makes an unexpected appearance at the King's court. Why has she arrived? | Love's Labor's Lost
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She is to settle a border dispute for her father.. She is to negotiate a settlement for the disputed territory of Aquitaine.
| 'Love's Labor's Lost' contains the longest word in any of Shakespeare's works. What is this jaw breaker? | Love's Labor's Lost
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honorificabilitudinitatibus. Costard: I marvel thy master hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou are not so long by the head as honorificabilitudinitatibus.
Act V, scene i.
It means 'with honorablenesses.'
| The king and his men attempt to woo their loves while disguised. How are they disguised? | Love's Labor's Lost
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As Russians. They approach the women dressed as hooded Russians. The ladies play them a trick by wearing masks and pretending to be each other.
| Armado attempts to arrange a play in honor of the Princess. Each actor presents a famous general. Who plays Alisander? | Love's Labor's Lost
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Sir Nathaniel. Sir Nathaniel plays Alisander (Alexander), Costard plays Pompey, Holofernes plays Judas Maccabaeus, Moth plays Hercules, and Armado plays Hector. Dull plays the tabor.
| The ladies announce they will one day return to rekindle their romance. When do they say they'll be back? | Love's Labor's Lost
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In one year. The ladies will return in a year and see if the romance is still alive. Armado promises to do the right thing and claim Jaquenetta and his child. Everyone closes on a song.
Navarre. Most of the play's action takes place at the King of Navarre's court. The Princess in this play, however, is the princess of France.
Barrone, Longaville and Dumain. There are multiple spellings for Barrone's name so I chose the variation used in the version I performed in high school.
Ferdinand. In the play's "Dramatis Personae" we learn his name is Ferdinand. Costard is the jester and Armando is referred to by Shakespeare as the "fantastical Spaniard".
One is never given. We only know her as the Princess of France. Katharine, Maria and Rosaline are her attendants.
The King and his friends are devoting themselves to studying. The King and his friends have devoted themselves to study and avoiding earthly pleasures such as women and alcohol for three years. Barrone is very hesitant to agree to this because he wants to fall in love and fully enjoy life, but he is loyal to his friends and decides to sign.
Barrone. Barrone sends a love letter to Rosaline that Costard delivers to the ladies.
Longaville. The proper pairing of couples is:
King Ferdinand & The Princess
Barrone & Rosaline
Dumain & Katharine
Longaville & Maria
By switching the gifts given to them. The Princess and Rosaline switch favors while Maria and Katharine do the same. The trick works and the men each woo the wrong lady.
The King of France dies. The Princess's father dies and so she and her attendants return to France and the boys return to their studies.
Matthew Lillard. Matthew Lillard was surprisingly good at musical Shakespeare; so was Alicia Silverstone as the Princess for that matter. I hope you enjoyed my quiz.
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