Question

Homework help Twelfth Night by Shakespeare
1. Which of the following statements describes the status of women in Elizabethan England?
A. Women had a considerable amount of power since the monarch was a woman.
B. Elizabethan England was an egalitarian society; men and women had equal rights.
C. Most women were financially independent.
D. Single women held the same rights as men, but married women were considered the property of their husbands.
E. Elizabethan England was a patriarchal society; women didn't have the same rights as men.

Answer 1

@jeffyblood

Answer 2

As far as I know, women's parts in plays were played by men.

Answer 3

Is it multiple choice??

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

its a practice quiz as tomorrow I have a quiz.

Answer 6

Ok try D & E

Answer 7

which one of them, as I know that girls couldn't go to school with boys that time.

Answer 8

Is there only 1 answer?

Answer 9

I can pick one in my practice quiz. I post my answers by picking letter and 2 sentences explaining my reasoning.

Answer 10

Ok then try D

Answer 11

Is the Elizabethan England patriarchal society?

Answer 12

I posted E. and I got it right. Can you help me with another one please?

Answer 13

"It alone concerns your ear. I bring no overture / of war, no taxation of homage. I hold the olive in / my hand. My words are as full of peace as matter" (Twelfth Night, act 1, scene 5, lines 209-11).

What figure of speech does "ear" represent in these lines?
A. Synecdoche
B. Metaphor
C. Allusion
D. Apostrophe
E. Simile

Answer 14

C I am guessing

Answer 15

you might be right. I found the definition: An allusion is a figure of speech whereby the author refers to a subject matter such as a place, event, or literary work by way of a passing reference. It is up to the reader to make a connection to the subject being mentioned.

Answer 16

Yay me lol

Answer 17

Thank you :) I'll post my practice quiz results in a moment.

Answer 18

No problem

Answer 19

I have a 7/10