EAST
Earlier, Before, In front of
POP
People
QUAD
Four
POST
After, Behind
A young prince delays avenging his father’s murder, delivering soliloquies that explore action, morality, and existence.
What is Hamlet?
SCI
Know
RE
Again, Back
PYR
Fire
PORT
Carry
This play famously begins with a chorus apologizing for the limitations of the stage, asking the audience to imagine vast battlefields and kingdoms beyond what can be shown.
What is Henry V?
PSYCH
PROTO
Primitive, First
RUPT
Break, Burst
RHIN
Nose
Set partly in Venice and Cyprus, this tragedy examines jealousy and manipulation as a general is undone by his ensign’s deceit.
What is Othello?
PUT
Think
RID
Laugh
PUL
Urge
PSEUDO
False, Wrong
Blending romance, magic, and metatheatrical elements, this late play features a storm, a usurped duke, and a famous epilogue asking for the audience’s applause.
What is The Tempest?
RAD, RAM
Root, Branch
PUGN, PUNG
To Fight
REG
Guide, Rule
SCEND
Climb
Featuring a heroine who adopts a male disguise and navigates a foreign court, this play explores gender fluidity, mistaken identity, and the instability of attraction.
What is Twelfth Night?