Shakespeare Wordsmith
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This phrase, describing the subjectivity of romantic feelings, appears in The Merchant of Venice. It is also the name of a Netflix reality dating show.

"Love is blind"

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In this comedy, Bassanio chooses from three chests to win a lady from Belmont who has been "richly left."

The Merchant of Venice

200

All that glisters is not ____.

Gold

200

Macbeth's ambitious wife

Lady Macbeth

200

HBO's Succession is a modern interpretation of this tragedy centering on a wealthy father and his three ambitious children.

King Lear

400

 This phrase, which describes a futile quest and features a winged animal, appears in Romeo and Juliet.

"Wild-goose chase"

400

In this tragedy, a Roman general returns from war to a bloody power struggle for the Roman Empire.

Titus Andronicus

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HAMLET: "To be or not to be that is the ___"

Question
400

DAILY DOUBLE: 

Titus's ill-fated daughter

Lavinia


400

The Lion King is a modern interpretation of this Shakespearean Tragedy centered on conflict between a nephew and uncle.

Hamlet

600

This phrase, suggesting endless possibilites and featuring a shelled mollusk, appears in The Merry Wives of Windsor.

"The world is my oyster."

600

In this comedy, the melancholy Jaques compares the world to a stage.

Othello

600

IAGO: "I will wear my _____ upon my sleeve."

Heart

600

Falstaff's Red-nosed friend

Bardolph

600

Ten Things I Hate About You is a modern interpretation of this Shakespeare Comedy that centers on "taming" a rebellious wife

The Taming of the Shrew

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