ACT IV

26. What is the similarity of the characters Parolles and Falstaff?

27. What addition to the plot is made in scene ii?

28. Does Bertram know of his wife's (reported) death when he makes love to Diana (scene iii)?

29. What dramatic use is served by the examination of Parolles (scene iii)?

30. What is the meaning of "the fine's the crown" (scene iv)?

31. In scene v, what proposition does Lafeu make to the Countess?

32. Explain the phrase "patch of velvet . . . . . two pile and a half. ." (scene v).

ACT V

33. What odd metaphor is used by the Clown in scene ii?

34. Explain Lafeu's allusions to Parolles' drum.

35. In scene iii, what does Lafeu mean to convey by "richest eyes"?

36. What character and scene in Much Ado About Nothing are we reminded of, when Bertram expresses his willingness to wed Lafeu's daughter?

37. Whose ring does Bertram use in plighting his troth with Lafeu's daughter?

38. What falsehood is Bertram guilty of and why does he, therefore, seem to be vastly unworthy of the love of Helena?

39. How does the episode of the two rings finally work out?

40. How is Parolles made use of in humiliating Bertram?

41. What is the significance of the name "Parolles" and why is it an appropriate one?

42. Is the flippancy of Diana's replies to the king merely to lengthen out the examination? If so, why?

43. Is the quick action of the last scene a strong, or, a weak, point?

44. Are we led to suppose that, through the deception practised by Helena on Bertram, the latter had actually become enamored of his wife? Does this account for his

pledge to "love her dearly”?

45. In the Epilogue, explain the use of "the king's a beggar."

46. How many times is the title of the play quoted in the text?

47. Compare the Countess with other Shakespearean mothers.

48. Name some other plays in which Shakespeare has for his plot the testing of marital fidelity.

49. Is the character of Helena used by Shakespeare to demonstrate the possible superiority of a noble character over a noble birth?

50. Does the fact that Helena "stoops to conquer" make her character any the less attractive?

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

All the unsigned footnotes in this volume are by the writer of the article to which they are appended. The interpretation of the initials signed to the others is: I. G. = Israel Gollancz, M.A.; H. N. H.= Henry Norman Hudson, A.M.; C. H. H.⇒ C. H. Herford, Litt.D.