Famous Lines the 1st
Famous Lines the 2nd
Idioms from Shakespeare
Knowest thou Shakespeare? (Act 1)
Knowest thou Shakespeare? (Act 2)
100

To be, or not to be...

that is the question. (Hamlet)

100

Et tu

Brute? (Julius Caesar)

100

best foot forward (King John)

to show yourself in the best/most positive way possible

100

Where was Shakespeare born?

Stratford-on-Avon

100

People who had parts in a play were called

Players

200

Good night, good night!

Parting is such sweet sorrow. (Romeo & Juliet)

200

But I will wear

my heart upon my sleeve. (Othello)

200

dead as a doornail (Henry VI)

dead - quite dead - very dead

200

When Shakespeare was 18 years old, he married a lady named

Anne Hathaway

200

What was the name of the Queen at that time?

Queen Elizabeth

300

Love all, trust a few

do wrong to none. (All’s Well That Ends Well)

300

This above all

 To thine own self be true. (Hamlet)

300

foul play (Love’s Labours Lost)

behavior that is not fair or honest

300

How old was Shakespeare’s wife when they got married?

26

300

Who were allowed to be actors in a play?

Men and Boys only

400

All the world’s a stage,

and all the men and women merely players. (As You Like It)

400

If I lose mine honour

 I lose myself. (Antony & Cleopatra)

400

to be in stitches (Twelfth Night)

to be laughing a lot

400

How many plays are attributed to Shakespeare?

37

400

 In 1599, a new theater was built that became forever linked to Shakespeare’s name. It
was called:

The Globe Theater

500

Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great,

some achieve greatness, and some
have greatness thrust upon ‘em. (Twelfth Night)

500

What’s in a name? That which

we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
(Romeo & Juliet)

500

mum’s the word (Henry IV, Part 2)

to keep silent or quiet

500

Although historians are unsure of his birth, they think he was born on

April 23, 1564, which is the date they know he was baptized.

500

Name the three types of plays Shakespeare wrote:

1. Comedies
2. Tragedies
3. Histories

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