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Shakespeare Facts
100

Young girl in love with Romeo.

Who is Juliet Capulet?

100

This tragedy centers on jealousy, manipulation, and race.

What is Othello?

100

“To be, or not to be…” comes from this play.

What is Hamlet

100

This is a story of two star-crossed lovers.

What is Romeo and Juliet?

100

This is the town where Shakespeare was born

What is Stratford-upon-Avon?

200

Fairy king in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Who is Oberon?

200

This tragedy includes the line “Out, damned spot!”

What is Macbeth?

200

“A rose by any other name…” comes from this play.

What is Romeo and Juliet?

200

Three witches predict a Scottish nobleman's rise.

What is Macbeth?

200

This theater is most associated with Shakespeare’s plays in London

What is The Globe Theatre?

300

This ambitious wife encourages Macbeth to murder King Duncan

Who is Lady Macbeth?

300

This tragedy tells of aging King Lear and his three daughters.

What is King Lear?

300

“All the world’s a stage…” comes from this play.

What is As You Like It?

300

Prince, seeking revenge for his father's murder.

What is Hamlet?

300

Shakespeare wrote approximately this many plays.

What is 37?

400

This villain tricks Othello into believing Desdemona is unfaithful.

Who is lago?

400

This Roman tragedy follows the assassination of Caesar.

What is Julius Caesar

400

“Et tu, Brute?” is spoken by this character.

Who is Julius Caesar?

400

This play follows a jealous general manipulated by Iago

 What is Othello

400

Shakespeare’s wife.

Who is Anne Hathaway?

500

This servant appears in King Lear and speaks truth through humor.

Who is the Fool?

500

This Shakespeare tragedy features Antony and Cleopatra.

What is Antony and Cleopatra?

500

“Double, double toil and trouble…” is spoken by these characters.

Who are the Three Witches?

500

This play begins with a shipwreck

What is The Tempest?
500

This term refers to words Shakespeare invented, like “bedroom” and “lonely.”

What are neologisms?

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