Extend reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills for high school with this set of rigorous questions about Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Focusing on Act 1, scene 1, this resource is delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. An answer key is included. By engaging with this close reading activity, students will:

• Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
• Compare and contrast two characters (Orsino and Olivia)
• Apply knowledge of literary devices including metaphor, hyperbole, and sibilance
• Discern the intended effect of figurative language in context
• Explore cause-and-effect relationships
• Define complex vocabulary in the context of a passage
• Examine nuances in words with similar denotations
• Determine the function of a particular excerpt