Plays
The movie “West Side Story“ is based off of which famous Shakespeare Play?
Romeo and Juliet
Which character encounters the ghost of his father?
Hamlet
What was William Shakespeare‘s primary occupation?
What centuries did Shakespeare live during?
The 16th and 17th Centuries.
What is the FULL title Of Twelfth Night
The show is narrated by a sprite that lives in a magical forest
Midsummer Night‘s Dream
She disguised herself as a man and teaches a man how to love.
Rosalind
Where was Shakespeare Born?
Stratford-upon-Avon
What monarch was ruling England during most of Shakespeare’s career?
Queen Elizabeth.
What color was the stocking that Malvolio was told to wear?
Yellow
What character are the witches speaking to when they say “Double double boiling trouble”
Macbeth
What hot-tempered cousin of Juliet challenges Romeo to a duel?
Tybalt.
What was Shakespeare‘s wife’s name.
Anne Hathaway
What theatre did Shakespeare help build in 1599?
The Globe Theatre.
12th night is referring to what holiday / festive event?
Christmas
The ”Lion King” is based off of what Shakespeare play?
Hamlet
Which female character has the most lines in all of Shakespeare’s work?
Rosalind
Which of Shakespeare’s children died young and is thought to have inspired one of his plays?
Hamnet
What plague outbreak caused Landon’s theatre's including the Globe to close in 1603?
The bubonic plague
How does the play end for Malvolio?
He vows revenge on everyone who tricked him.
Which play has this famous line: “All the Worlds a stage, the men and women mearly players.”?
As you like it
What villain says “Now is the winter of our discontent?”
Richard III
In his will, Shakespeare famously left his wife his second best what?
Second best bed.
In Shakespeare time, who would sit closest to the stage?
Presents (groundlings)
Captain.