Elements of shakespearean drama: mastery test
select the correct answer
why do the complex characters in shakespeare's plays appeal to a wide audience?
oa because the characters are based on european myths and legends
ob. because the characters represent the best qualities of human nature
oc. because the characters are flawed and larger than life
od. because the characters act predictably to bring out a happy ending
what’s the answer

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The growing popularity of the works of a number of intellectuals who argued for social reform

Crop failures in 1788 compounded existing economic restlessness

French participation in the American Revolution that drove the government to the brink of bankruptcy

Resentment among the bourgeoisie about being excluded from political power

The French monarchy, no longer seen as divinely ordained, was unable to adapt to the political and societal pressures being exerted on it

Widespread inequality between the rich and poor classes alongside growing dissatisfaction with the antiquated feudal system among the poor

OUTCOMES

Establishment of a republic in France

Establishment of civil equality in the country (but not in the French colonies) and radical social change

The Reign of Terror, during which the Revolutionary government arrested 300,000 suspects, resulting in at least 25,000 deaths

The abolition of feudalism in France

The abolition of the monarchy and the deaths of King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette

The rise to power of Napoleon Bonaparte

Wars with a number of other countries, including Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain

KEY PEOPLE

Georges Danton

Jacques-Louis David

Marie-Thérèse-Louise de Savoie-Carignan, princess de Lamballe

Louis XVI

Marie-Antoinette

Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau

Napoleon I

Maximilien Robespierre

Louis de Saint-Just

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, prince de Bénévent

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