L3
讲座
1. What is the lecture mainly about?
Objections to William Ireland’s interpretations of Shakespeare’s plays
A discovery that changed the public’s perception of Shakespeare
A dispute between the public and the Shakespearean literary establishment
The attempt by William Ireland to deceive the public about Shakespeare
2. According to the professor, what would have been significant about the discovery William Ireland claimed to have made?
It would have provided one of the only portraits of Shakespeare by a contemporary of his.
It could have changed the literary world’s understanding of Shakespeare.
It could have resolved questions about Shakespeare’s relationship with the queen.
It would have allowed scholars to see early drafts of Shakespeare’s best works.
3. According to the professor, why were some people skeptical about the authenticity of William Ireland’s discovery when he first announced it?（多选题）
The documents spelled Shakespeare’s name in three different ways.
Ireland would not name the person who supposedly owned the documents.
The ink in the documents was too new to date from Shakespeare’s time.
Some words in the documents were spelled in ways that scholars had never seen before
4. What does the professor imply about William Ireland’s father?
He may have assisted William Ireland in the forgery
He pressured William Ireland to publish a book that told the truth about the documents.
His reputation led some to believe William Ireland’s story.
His personal library was the source of the Shakespeare documents.
5. What does the professor imply about the lead actor in the play?
He wanted to undermine the play’s credibility.
He was doing his best with poorly written material
He was unfamiliar with Shakespeare’s writingsHe and William Ireland had written the play together.
He and William Ireland had written the play together.
6. Why does the professor say this
To remind the students that if they become literary scholars, they could face serious
challenges
To emphasize the potential significance of being fooled by inauthentic documents
To point out how difficult it was for scholars to determine the authenticity of William Ireland’s documents
To express his surprise that respected scholars could be fooled by obviously inauthentic documents
