In the play 'Othello' what position is held by Othello?
General Click to see the answer
In the play Richard III, King Richard is depicted as having what physical deformity?
Hunchback
In the play 'Romeo and Juliet' which title is held by Paris?
Count
Which description would be appropriate for the play 'Romeo and Juliet'?
Tragedy
What is the name of The Queen of the Fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream?
Titania
Which description would be appropriate for the play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?
Comedy
In which Shakespeare play is there cooking with nose of Turk and Tartar's lips?
Macbeth Click to see the answer
Verona is the setting for more than one Shakespeare play. In which country is Verona?
Italy
Complete the title of the play by William Shakespeare- A Midsummer Night's ???
Dream
Which description would be appropriate for the play 'Twelfth Night'?
Comedy
Who married Romeo and Juliet?
Friar Laurence
The play Macbeth is set in which country?
Scotland
The skull of a deceased character called Yorick is featured in which Shakespeare play?
Hamlet
Which description would be appropriate for the play 'Henry V'?
History
The line 'To be or not to be' comes from which Shakespeare play?
Hamlet
Which Shakespeare character said 'O, Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?'?
Juliet Click to see the answer
In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, what was Romeo's family name?
Montague
Richard III was a member of which Royal House?
York
The Shakespeare play 'Love's Labour's Lost' was followed by 'Love's Labour's__________?
Won
The play 'Romeo and Juliet' is set in which country?
Italy
In the Shakespeare play 'Hamlet', Hamlet is the Prince of which country?
Denmark
In Shakespeare's play 'Richard III' during a battle, Richard offers what in exchange for a horse?
His Kingdom
Complete the title of the play by William Shakespeare- Timon of ???
Athens
In the play 'Antony and Cleopatra' - Cleopatra is Queen of which country?
Egypt
William Shakespeare was born in which English town?
Stratford
What is the name of the primary antagonist in the Shakespeare play 'Othello'?
Iago
William Shakespeare is often referred to as the what of Avon?
Bard
Which Shakespeare character is also referred to as the 'Thane of Cawdor'?
Macbeth
Though born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare spent much of his career as a playwright and actor in which city?
London
In the play 'King Lear' - Lear is King of what?
Britain
Shakespeare's 'The Winter's Tale' contains the famous stage direction 'Exit stage left - pursued by a _________'?
Bear
In the play 'Macbeth' how is Lady Macbeth related to the central character?
Wife
In the play 'Hamlet', how is Claudius, King of Denmark, related to Hamlet?
Uncle
In Shakespeare's play who killed Macbeth?
Macduff
What was the name of William Shakespeare's wife?
Anne Hathaway
Which Shakespeare character is the victim of a spell that puts a donkey's head on his shoulders?
Bottom
In the 'Merchant of Venice' - who is the 'merchant' of the title?
Antonio
In what year did William Shakespeare die?
1616
Which description would be appropriate for the play 'Macbeth'?
Tragedy
In the play Hamlet, the central character refers to the skull of a dead friend by what name?
Yorick
Prospero is the main character in which Shakespeare play?
The Tempest Click to see the answer
Who is Propero's daughter in 'Twelfth Night'?
Miranda
Which description would be appropriate for the play 'Titus Andronicus'?
Tragedy
Sir Toby Belch is a character from which Shakespeare play?
Twelfth Night
What was the location of the battle in Shakespeare's play Richard III?
Bosworth Field
William Shakespeare had how many daughters?
Two
In the play 'Othello' what is the name of Othello's wife?
Desdemona Click to see the answer
What position is held by the Shakespeare character Tutus Andronicus?
General
Which description would be appropriate for the play 'Troilus and Cressida'?
Tragedy
Who played the role of William Shakespeare in the film 'Shakespeare in Love'?
Joseph Fiennes
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
37
Which Shakespeare play has the story of two sets of identical twins separated at birth as its central theme?
The Comedy of Errors
What was the maiden name of Shakespeare's mother, Mary?
Arden
Sir John Falstaff is a character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare. In which of these does he NOT appear?
Richard III
Be not afeard the isle is full of noises' is a quote from which Shakespearean character?
Caliban
What is Shakespeare's shortest play?
The Comedy of Errors Click to see the answer
Portia is the heroine of which Shakespeare play?
The Merchant of Venice
Which character in Shakespeare was Prince of Tyre?
Pericles
In the play 'Troilus and Cressida' Troilus's father is King of Troy. What is his name?
Priam
William Shakespeare 's birthdate is unknown, but he was baptised in April of which year?
1564
In the play 'Hamlet', what is the name of Hamlet's mother?
Gertrude
In 'The Taming of the Shrew' - what is the name of the 'shrew'?
Katherina
In the Shakespeare play 'Julius Caesar', who is Caesar's wife?
Calpurnia
How many suicides are there in Shakespeare plays?
Thirteen
Who was the father of Goneril, Regan and Cordelia?
King Lear
The Nurse is a major character in which Shakespeare play?
Romeo and Juliet
Which name did William Shakespeare give to his son?
Hamnet
Shylock and Portia are names of characters from which Shakespeare play?
The Merchant of Venice
Which good-natured braggart appears in Shakespeare's 'Henry IV' and 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'?
Falstaff
Mercutio is a character in which play?
Romeo and Juliet
In 'Romeo and Juliet', what is Romeo's surname?
Montague
In the play 'Romeo and Juliet' - Juliet's age is said to be what?
Thirteen
Which Shakespeare play opens amid thunder and lightning and a meeting of three witches?
Macbeth
Which description would be appropriate for the play 'Love's Labour's Lost'?
Comedy
What were the respective family names of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?
Montague and Capulet
Who won an Oscar for playing Elizabeth I in the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love?
Judi Dench Click to see the answer
In Shakespeare's play, Macbeth becomes king of which country?
Scotland
William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in which town?
Stratford-upon-Avon
Who are the Shakespeare characters Valentine and Proteus?
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Now is the winter of our discontent' is a line from which Shakespeare play?
Richard III
Puck is a character in which Shakespeare play?
A Midsummer Nights Dream
Regan is a daughter of which Shakespeare character?
King Lear Click to see the answer
Which Shakespeare play has the subtitle, 'The Moor of Venice'?
Othello
The 2006 film 'She's the Man', in which a girl pretends to be her brother, is a modern day version of which Shakespeare play?
Twelfth Night
The Cole Porter musical 'Kiss me Kate' is based on which play by William Shakespeare?
The Taming of the Shrew
What had been the role of the late Yorick in the play 'Hamlet'?
Court Jester
Nick Bottom is a character in which Shakespeare play?
A Midsummer Nights Dream
In the Shakespeare play 'Cymbeline' - who is Cymbeline?
King of Britain
Which of Shakespeare's plays is set in Vienna?
Measure for Measure
Which Shakespeare play features fairies called Oberon, Titania and Puck?
A Midsummer Night's Dream
In the play 'Romeo and Juliet', who is Escalus?
Prince of Verona
In the play Hamlet, what is the name of Polonius's daughter?
Ophelia
Kenneth Branagh, Mel Gibson and Ethan Hawke have all played which Shakespearean character on film?
Hamlet
In the play 'The Taming of the Shrew', what is the name of Katherina's suitor?
Petruchio
What is the fate of Romeo and Juliet in Shakespeare's play?
They Both Die