L3
讲座
1. Why does the woman raise the question about the authorship of Shakespeare’s
plays?
She did not understand a comment the professor made in the previous class session
She would like the professor to resolve a disagreement she had with another student. She suspects that a play attributed to Shakespeare was actually written by another person.
She thinks Shakespeare may have written some plays that he has not been given credit for.
2. What point does the professor make about the surviving manuscripts of Shakespeare’s plays?
Shakespeare’s poor handwriting makes it difficult to read some parts of the manuscripts
Most of the manuscripts have been damaged over time and need to be restored.
None of the manuscripts was written in Shakespeare’s own handwriting
In some manuscripts, some words were apparently changed after Shakespeare’s death
3. What evidence does the professor cite to support the claim that Edward de Vere wrote the plays attributed to Shakespeare?（多选题）
De Vere was familiar with the customs of the upper class in England.
De Vere showed his friends early drafts of some of Shakespeare’s plays.
De Vere had traveled to some of the places mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays.
It is well-known that De Vere and Shakespeare collaborated on a play
4. Why does the professor mention that it was unacceptable for aristocrats in Shakespeare’s time to write plays for the general public?
To suggest that Shakespeare did not intend for his plays to be performed for the general public
To suggest that aristocrats may have asked Shakespeare to write plays for them
To explain why some scholars do not believe that Edward de Vere was a true aristocrat
To indicate why Edward de Vere would have wanted to publish his plays under someone else’s name
5. According to the professor, why was it NOT necessary for Shakespeare to have personal experience with the people and places he wrote about?
He was known to be very imaginative.
He could learn about other people and places by talking with travelers from other parts of the world.
He based many of his plays stories that had been written by other people.
Most people at that time had no way of knowing whether his depictions of other people and places were accurate.
6. What opinion does the professor express about the debate over the authorship of the plays attributed to Shakespeare?
He hopes the debate will continue because he enjoys the uncertainty.
He believes the debate is pointless because the question can never be answered
He thinks that scholars on both sides of the debate have been careless in their research.
He feels certain that some of the plays were written by Edward de Vere and others.
