Shakespeare: The Man
What is the year of Shakespeare's birth?
1564
Who is considered the protagonist of the play?
Rosalind
Who does Orlando challenge to a wrestling match?
Charles
What is the setting of most of the story?
Forest of Arden
Why was Rosalind initially allowed to stay in the court even after her father was banished?
Celia begged to have her stay
What is the year of Shakespeare's death?
1616
List the two people that Duke Frederick banishes from the court.
What is the name of the courtier who is asked to sing throughout the play?
Amiens
What does Orlando do to express his love for Rosalind in the forest?
Hangs love poems in the trees
Who do Rosalind and Celia disguise themselves as? Why?
Ganymede and Aliena - They do this to avoid getting robbed or being messed with once they leave the court.
Who was Shakespeare's wife?
Anne Hathaway
Who agrees to help Orlando financially and physically when he finds out Oliver is out to kill him?
Adam
Name the four married couples by the end of the play
Rosalind & Orlando, Celia & Oliver, Touchstone & Audrey, Phoebe and Silvius
How does Rosalind find out Orlando's true feelings for her and what kind of a partner he would be?
She has him woo her as Ganymede
Name two characters who love someone and don't have that loved returned.
Phoebe (loves Ganymede)
Silvius (loves Phoebe)
William (loves Audrey)
What are the names of both of Shakespeare's acting troupes?
Who is the person who welcomes Ganymede and Aliena to The Forest of Arden and gets them a place to stay?
Corin
Which character renounces his title at the end of the play?
Duke Frederick
Why does Oliver change his ways towards Orlando?
Orlando saves his life twice: first, by frightening away a snake & second, by fighting a hungry lioness to protect him.
When the four couples get married, it is under the watchful eye of a marriage god. What is the name of this god?
Hymen
What is the name of of the theatre where Shakespeare's plays are performed?
The Globe
Which character seems highly impressed by Touchstone's wit and humor despite having little in common with him?
Jaques
Which character states: All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players...
Jaques
Who likely knows (and figures out) the disguise of Rosalind before she reveals herself?
Oliver
What is Jaques made fun of for sympathizing with?
The dying deer that was hunted