THE SPANISH TRAGEDY

1.      Why is Andrea not allowed to cross the river Acheron when he first arrives? His funeral rites have not been performed

2.      Which of the three judges of the underworld suggests that Andrea go see Pluto and Proserpine?  Minos

3.      The king decides that Balthazar will stay at whose house? Lorenzo

4.      Horatio's masque in Act I, scene iv dramatizes the triumphs of which country over both Portugal and Spain? England

5.      What did Bel-Imperia give to both her lovers (Horatio and Andrea)? A scarf

6.      Identify the rhetorical device used in the following passage: "Bel-Imperia: Your prison then belike is your conceit. Balthazar: Ay, by conceit my freedom is enthralled. Bel-Imperia: Then with conceit enlarge yourself again. Balthazar: What if conceit have laid my heart to gage? Bel-Imperia: Pay that you borrowed and recover it. Stichomythia

7.      In the passage from the previous question, what does the word "conceit" most nearly mean?  Imagination

8.      How does Pedringano know about Bel-Imperia's love for Horatio? He is her confidante and servant, and she tells him

9.      Horatio is killed by Lorenzo, Balthazar, and who else? Pedringano and Serberine

10.  Lorenzo sends a young page to Pedringano's execution with a box. What does Pedringano think is in this box, and what is actually in it? A pardon signed by the King; nothing

11.  Who says the following words: "Vindicta mihi! Ay, heaven will be revenged of every ill, Nor will they suffer murder unrepaid: Then stay, Hieronimo, attend their will, For mortal men may not appoint their time."   Hieronimo

12. 

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13.  "Nor aught avails it me to menace them, Who, as a wintry storm upon a plain, Will bear me down with their nobility." Who is the speaker, and to whom does the word "them" refer?  Hieronimo; Lorenzo and Balthazar.

14.  What does Isabella do before she kills herself? She cuts down the arbour from which Horatio was hung.

15.  What does Hieronimo use to kill himself and Don Cyprian at the end of the play? A knife he has been handed in order to write out a confession

16.  Who was Don Andrea? A Spanish courtier

17.  Who killed Don Andrea? Balthazar

18.  Who performed Andrea's last rites? Horatio

19.  Which of the judges of Hades sends Andrea to see Pluto? Minos

20.  Who passes Andrea's final judgment? Proserpine

21.  Through which gate do Andrea and Revenge pass to leave the underworld? The gates of horn

22.  What does Revenge predict in the induction to the play? Bellimperia will kill Balthazar

23.  What does the King reward the Spanish General with? His chain

24.  What is the official status between Portugal and Spain, according to the Spanish General? Peace conditional

25.  What is the reward that the King grants each soldier? Two ducats

26.  Who brings Balthazar to see the King? Lorenzo and Balthazar

27.  Who is Balthazar? The Portuguese Viceroy's son

28.  Who gets custody of Balthazar? Lorenzo

29.  What official title does Hieronimo hold? Marshall

30.  Who receives the reward for capturing Balthazar? Both Horatio and Lorenzo

31.  What does the Viceroy lament above all when he first appears on stage? His son's death

32.  What does Villuppo claim that Alexandro did? He shot Balthazar in the back

33.  On what basis does Viceroy confirm Villuppo's accusation against Alexandro? Based on his dream

34.  What gesture does the Viceroy make when he accuses Alexandro of treachery? He takes off his crown and puts it back on

35.  For what does Villuppo betray Alexandro? For a reward

36.  What does Horatio retrieve from Andrea's corpse? A scarf

37.  To what does Horatio attribute Andrea's fall in battle? The goddess Nemesis's intervention

38.  What does Bellimperia drop that Horatio picks up? A glove

39.  Who orchestrates the first masque? Hieronimo

40.  What does the first masque represent? Three knights conquering three kings.

41.  In Hieronimo's play, which characters act in the love scene? Balthazar and Bel-Imperia.

42.  What does Lorenzo order regarding Bel-Imperia? That she be freed.

43.  Why doesn't Hieronimo kill himself? There would be no one to avenge Horatio's death

44.  Who is Serberine? Lorenzo's servant.

45.  What does Isabella do in the garden where Horatio was hanged to exact revenge? Kill the tree. Kill herself. Cut down plants.

46.  Hieronimo says that he wrote a play when? When he was a student

47.  Which of the following does the Ambassador NOT do in Act 2, Scene 3? Promise to kill Horatio

48.  After Balthazar and Bel-Imperia banter about who loves whom, Bel-Imperia leaves having Convinced Balthazar that she doesn't love him.

49.  At the end of Act 3, Scene 1, what are the fates of Villuppo and Alexandro? Villuppo is to be executed and Alexandro publicly exonerated.

50.  Hieronimo's character in the play says Lorenzo's character is a rival in love so must be   Eliminated.

51.  Why does Hieronimo urge Isabella to be calm and conceal her grief after Horatio's death?

So he can better conduct an investigation

52.  Does Castile give a time frame for the marriage between Balthazar and Bel-Imperia?

No, he says she will come around in time.

53.  What does the Ghost complain to Revenge that he should be seeing instead of his friend being slain?The death of Balthazar.

54.  After Balthazar and Lorenzo are told that Serberine has been shot, what is Lorenzo's reaction? To have Pedringano executed.

55.  When Bel-Imperia tells Pedringano to watch the gate as she and Horatio speak, what does Pedringano do? Fetches Lorenzo.

56.  Why does Lorenzo plan to kill Serberine? Because he thinks he wrote a letter revealing his guilt.

57.  What excuse does Villuppo give for lying about Balthazar's death? He says he wanted to gain the viceroy's favor.

58.  What do Isabella and Horatio do after they invite the third citizen into their home?

Sing a song of grief for their children.

59.  What does Hieronimo give Castile when he comes in to see how the stage is coming along for the play?   A copy of the script.

60.  What reason does the king give Castile for the marriage between Bel-Imperia and Balthazar? If she doesn't marry him, she is doing herself and her country a disservice

61.  What does the letter say that Horatio discovers Bel-Imperia left him? Balthazar and Lorenzo killed Horatio.

62.  Who says, "Accursed brother, unkind murderer, why bends thou thus thy mind to martyr me?"  Bel-Imperia

63.  Who says, "Come we for this from the depth of underground to see him feast that gave me my death's wound?"  Andrea

64.  Who says, "Then by my judgment thus your strife shall end: You both deserve and both shall have reward"? The King of Portugal

65.  Who says, "What outcries pluck me from my naked bed, and chill my throbbing heart with trembling fear?" Hieronimo

66.  Who says, "I'll trust myself; myself shall be my friend; for die they shall. Slaves are ordained to no other end."   Lorenzo

67.  Play within a play – The Spanish Tragedy.

68.  Andre loved Bellimperia.

69.  Balthazar was the young prince of Portugal.

70.  Pedringano was the servant of Bellimperia.

71.  Who informs Lorenzo that Bellimperia is in love with Horatio? Pedringano.

72.  ‘my heart, sweet friend, is like a ship at sea’.- Bellimperia.

73.  Who killed Horatio? Balthazar and Lorenzo

74.  ‘For in revenge may heart would find relief’- Hieronimo

75.  Where did Hieronimo study? London.

76.  The play within play in The Spanish Tragedy is Soliman and Perseda.

77.  Who become mad in the play? Isabella.

78.  The Spanish Tragedy can be considered as Revenge play.

79.  Who is Machiavellian character? Lorenzo

80.  Bellimperia acted in the play within play. She acted her part in English.

81.  Who enacted the tragedy ‘Soliman and Perseda’? Bellimperia.

82.  Who performed funeral rites of Don Andrea? Horatio

83.  Lorenzo wanted his sister Bellimperia to marry Balthazar.

84.  At the emperor’s request, Faustus raised the spirit of Alexander and his paramour.

85.  At friend’s request, Faustus raised Helen.

86.  Faustus cheated Horse-courser.

87.  An old man tries to dissuade Faustus from evil practices.

88.  An old man’s strong faith protects him from Mephilstophilis’s onslaught.

89.  The clown is threatened by the devils of Bailon and Balcher.

90.  Robin, an ostler steals Faustus’s magic book and plans to enslave Ralph, offering him free drinks and Nan Spit, the kitchenmaid, into the bargain.

91.  Robin and Ralph steal a silver goblet. Mephistophilis changed them as ape and dog.

92.  ‘Talk of the devil and nothing else’- Lucifer.

93.  Pope is described as gluttonous and short-tempered.

94.  The clock strikes twelve and Faustus is carried away by the devil.

95.  The play is wound up by the chorus warning the wise against practicing unlawful things which brought about faustus’s hellish fall.