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