Who said it?
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair.”
Who are the Witches in Macbeth?
In Shakespeare's The Tempest, this character fakes her death after being accused of infidelity.
Who is Hero?
This theme appears in Macbeth and Much Ado and deals with how things are not always what they seem.
Appearance vs. reality
This female character begins the play fiercely independent but ends up in a relationship born of mutual respect and wit.
Who is Beatrice?
The Mediterranean city where Much Ado About Nothing is set.
What is Messina, Sicily?
“O brave new world, / That has such people in’t!”
→ Who is Miranda?
This nobleman returns from exile and overthrows King Richard II.
Who is Henry Bolingbroke?
This theme of Richard II is the foundation for Richard's confidence in his kingship.
The divine rights of kings
This character embodies both nobility and savagery.
Who is Caliban?
The primary setting of Macbeth.
What is Scotland?
“I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me.”
Who is Beatrice?
This character was Duke of Milan before being deposed by his brother.
Who is Prospero?
In The Tempest, this theme is explored through Prospero's final choices and his treatment of others.
What is forgiveness and/or reconciliation
This character from Much Ado could best be described as melancholic and laconic.
Who is Don John?
The time and place where Richard II is set.
What is England (and Wales) in the late 14th/early 15th century?
“Not all the water in the rough rude sea / Can wash the balm off from an anointed king.”
Who is Richard?
Macbeth hires murderers to kill this character and his son.
Who is Banquo
These two characters in Much Ado About Nothing are the clearest examples of a battle of wits or "merry war."
Who are Benedick and Beatrice?
This comic character in Much Ado about Nothing bungles words but ultimately helps expose the villain’s plot.
Who is Dogberry?
The location where Macbeth meets the witches for the first time.
What is a heath or a moor?
“You taught me language, and my profit on’t / Is, I know how to curse.”
Who is Caliban?
Who is John of Gaunt?
What theme of Macbeth leads to sleeplessness and hallucinations?
Guild/Conscience
This character delivers a famous speech on “this sceptered isle,” praising England.
Who is John of Gaunt?
There is a war going on in this neighboring location at the beginning of Richard II.
What is Ireland?