Who, What, When?Historical Context
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100
The number of extant published versions of 'Hamlet'
What is 3?
100
The heroic English warrior captured and executed by the French in 1 Henry VI
Who is Talbot?
100
'By gar, he is de coward Jack priest of de vorld; he is not show his face.'
Who is Dr Caius?
100
'Romeo and Juliet' is set here.
What is Verona?
100
'Beneath his restless exterior, he hides genuine admiration for his uncertain lover and unmistakable fear for the murky waters he has waded into.'
What is 'Born With Teeth'?
200
The order of composition of the following plays:Hamlet, The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, Born With Teeth, Troilus and Cressida
What is:
2 Henry VI
1 Henry VI
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
Born With Teeth
200
The plucking of red and white roses takes place here
What is Temple Garden?
200
'Agamemnon is a fool to offer to command Achilles; Achilles is a fool to be commanded of Agamemnon; Thersites is a fool to serve such a fool, and Patroclus is a fool positive.'
Who is Thersites?
200
Shakespeare play with fairies, lovers, and a play-within-a-play
What is 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?
200
'Much like a pint of bitter, this is an acquired taste which may not work for everybody.'
What is 'Sh!t-Faced Shakespeare: Hamlet'?
300
The epic Greek poem and medieval romance 'Troilus and Cressida' is based on
What are:
Homer's 'The Iliad'
Chaucer’s 'Troilus and Criseyde'?
300
The title 'Born with Teeth'' is taken from '3 Henry VI' and refers to this character
Who is Richard III?
300
'The regent conquers, and the Frenchmen fly.
Now help, ye charming spells and periapts;
And ye choice spirits that admonish me
And give me signs of future accidents.'
Who is Joan La Pucelle?
300
The character who is famously jealous and manipulative in Othello
Who is Iago?
300
'it’s a production that never wants you to get too invested in the story’s pretence, and this can be jarring.'
What is 'Troilus and Cressida'?
400
Queen Elizabeth I's spymaster
Who was Francis Walsingham?
400
Falstaff dresses as this mythical character in the final act of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'
Who is Herne The Hunter?
400
'Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice; Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment. Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express'd in fancy; rich, not gaudy; For the apparel oft proclaims the man'
Who is Polonius?
400
Number of lines in a Shakespeare sonnet
What is 14?
400
'The cast bring out what is most Shakespearean about this potboiler frivolity'
What is 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'?
500
Joan la Pucelle names these 2 Dukes as the father of her unborn child. Queen Elizabeth I was informally engaged to a French noble who held both titles. She called him 'my frog'.
Who are the Duke of Alencon and Reignier, the Duke of Anjou?
500
Hamlet stages this play to 'catch the conscience of the king'. It has 2 names. Provide both.
What is:
The Murder of Gonzago
The Mousetrap
500
'What, have I scaped love-letters in the holiday- time of my beauty, and am I now a subject for them?'
Who is Mistress Page?
500
Actor playing Othello in the West End production. It will be his second time playing the titular character.
Who is David Harewood?
500
'It bursts with ideas and invention, perhaps too much so.'
What is 'Troilus and Cressida'?
600
The playwright who claimed after interrogation that the 'vile heretical conceits' found in his apartment were 'belonging to one Christopher Marlowe'
Who is Thomas Kyd?
600
Complete the quote:
'My words fly up, my thoughts remain below,
Words without thoughts never .....'
What is:
'to heaven go'?
600
'There shall be no money; all shall eat and drink on my score'
Who is Jack Cade?
600
Shakespeare wrote his sonnets to and about 2 distinct people: the fair youth and ...
What is:
the dark lady?
600
'The occasional gag is lost to poor diction, while some of Shakespeare’s more laboured jokes (an extended section about Latin conjugations, yikes) could certainly be left chopped on the rehearsal room floor.'
What is 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'?
