Love's Labour's Won

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/loves-labours-won

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the attributed playwright?William Shakespeare
2. What is the primary contemporary reference?Francis Meres's 'Palladis Tamia' (1598)
3. Why do people think it might be a sequel to "Love's Labour's Lost"?Some scholars think it could be a sequel because it was listed right after "Love's Labour's Lost" in a book from 1598, suggesting it followed that story.
4. Could "Love's Labour's Won" be another name for a play we already know?Yes, some experts suggest it might actually be a play we already know, like "The Taming of the Shrew" or "All's Well That Ends Well," just under a different title.

Canon: The collection of works considered to be the most important and influential by a particular author or in a particular genre.
Quarto: A book or pamphlet printed on a sheet of paper folded into four leaves.
Textual Criticism: The scholarly study of the texts of literary works to establish their original form and meaning.