I wash my hands and cry, “Out, damned spot!” Who am I?
Lady Macbeth
A Scottish nobleman is tempted by witches’ prophecy.
Macbeth
"All the world's a stage..."
(And all the men and women merely players)
I hold a skull and ask, “Alas, poor Yorick!” Who am I?
Hamlet
A forest called Arden, a girl named Rosalind in disguise
As You Like It
"Double, double toil and trouble..."
(Fire burn and caldron bubble)
I disguise myself as a boy named Cesario. Who am I?
Viola (Twelfth Night)
A shipwreck, a magician, and spirits like Ariel
The Tempest
"The better part of Valour is..."
(Discretion)
I ask for a pound of flesh in court. Who am I?
Shylock (Merchant of Venice)
A king divides his kingdom among his daughters.
"Now is the winter of our discontent..."
(Made glorious summer by this sun of York)