Characters
The actor whose head turns into a donkey head
Who is Bottom?
They run off to the woods to be together
Who are Demetrius and Hermia?
Pyramus and Thisbe, the play within the play, is based on this other Shakespeare play
What is Romeo and Juliet?
Shakespeare did both of these things on April 23
What is born and died?
They only did this twice a year
What is bathe?
The Queen of the Fairies
Who is Tatania?
The name of the acting troupe that rehearses in the woods
Who are the Mechanicals?
Pyramus and Thisbe are separated by this object
What is a wall?
She was the queen during most of Shakespeare's life
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
They thought these were poisonous, which is why they threw them at the stage when they didn't like a play
The mischief maker
Who is Puck?
What is a flower?
This animal attack Thisbe on her way to meet Pyramus
What is a lion?
Shakespeare invented over 1,700 of these
What are words?
This phrase originated from the fact that sometimes, animals would simply fall out of the ceiling.
What is 'it's raining cats and dogs'?
The Duke of Athens
Who is Theseus?
These creatures live in the woods near Athens
What are fairies?
Pyramus finds this on the ground, covered in blood, and thinks Thisbe is dead
What is a shawl?
Shakespeare wrote 37 of these
What are plays?
Only rich people had these. Everyone else was 'dirt poor.'
What are beds?
The director of the Mechanicals
Who is Peter Quince?
Oberon and Titania are fighting over him
Who is the Indian Boy?
One of the actors plays this source of light, simply by holding up a lantern
What is the moon?
The name of the town where Shakespeare was born
What is Stratford upon Avon?
Queen Elizabeth's father; he had her mother beheaded for not giving birth to a boy.
Who is Henry VIII?