Shakespeare: Plays, Plots & Famous Lines
Tragedies, comedies, and the Globe Theatre. Test your knowledge of Shakespeare's most famous characters, plots, and quotations.
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- Question 1 of 3
In which English town was Shakespeare born?Tap an answer
Multiple Choice · 20s
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- In Shakespeare's day, women's roles were played by boys and young men.True / False · 20s
- Three witches greet the title character with a prophecy in which play?Multiple Choice · 20s
- Which of these is a Shakespeare comedy?Multiple Choice · 20s
- Complete the line from 'Romeo and Juliet': 'O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou ...?'Type Answer · 30s
- Shakespeare's company performed at a London playhouse called the Globe.True / False · 20s
- A Shakespearean sonnet has how many lines?Multiple Choice · 20s
- In 'Julius Caesar', what warning does the soothsayer give?Multiple Choice · 20s
- Which play features a shipwreck, the magician Prospero, and the spirit Ariel?Multiple Choice · 20s
- Complete Hamlet's famous line: 'To be, or not to be, that is the ...'Type Answer · 30s
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