Questions where students often pick the tempting wrong answer — make sure you know the right one:
Should a play be analysed exactly like a novel?✗ Yes, plays and novels are analysed identically.✓ No — drama is written to be performed, so stagecraft matters.
What is dramatic irony?✗ A surprising coincidence in the plot.✓ When the audience knows something a character does not.
How should context be used when studying a play?✗ Listed separately as historical facts.✓ Woven in to illuminate how it shapes the play's meaning.
Practise Macbeth — free games
Test yourself with these quick revision games for this topic:
