Shakespeare
& History
& History
The town where Shakespeare was born.
Where is Stratford-Upon-Avon?
The 1996 film directed by Baz Luhrmann depicting two star-crossed lovers was inspired by this play.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
This character kills herself when she finds her lover, Romeo, dead.
Who is "Juliet"?
The line "Two households, both alike in dignity" opens this Shakespearean tragedy.
What is "Romeo and Juliet"?
This text was written by King James I in 1597 and was a study of all things supernatural.
What is "Daemonologie"?
This era began following the death of Queen Elizabeth I.
What is the Jacobean Era?
"Romeo and Juliet" was the inspiration for this 2011 family animation about garden gnomes.
What is "Gnomeo and Juliet"?
Who is "Sebastian"?
This play opens with three witches having a conversation with one another.
What is "Macbeth"?
This man was originally the King of Scotland before becoming the King of England.
Who is "King James I"?
This woman was married to Shakespeare.
Who is "Anne Hathaway"?
What is "Twelfth Night"?
This now world famous phrase, "et tu, Brute?" was uttered by this character before he died.
Who is "Julias Caesar"?
This play, set in Messina, Italy, is where enemies-turned-lovers Beatrice & Benedict banter with each other.
What is "Much Ado About Nothing"?
King James I was a follower of this religion.
What is a Protestant?
This world renowned theatre burned down in 1613.
What is the Globe Theatre?
The 2023 rom-com "Anyone But You" with squabbling, would-be lovers named Ben & Bea, was inspired by this comedy.
What is "Much Ado About Nothing"?
In "Romeo & Juliet", he gets the point from Tybalt, who makes worms' meat of him.
Who is Mercutio?
The character "Iago" is from this Shakespearean play written in 1604.
What is "Othello"?
The belief that everything in the universe has a specific place and rank in order of their perceived importance.
What is the Great Chain of Being?
This disease began to wipeout millions of people from 1593 onwards.
What is the plague?
This political drama starring Kevin Spacey, based off of "Macbeth", explores the consequences and corruption of political ambition and the drive for power.
What is "House of Cards"
Holding the dead Cordelia in his hands, he hears that Edmund is dead, and is dead himself a few lines later.
Who is "King Lear"?
This play, like Macbeth, was inspired by the major plague outbreak of 1606 due to the abundance of "disease jokes" in it.
What is "King Lear"?
This event organised by Robert Catesby in 1605 was an unsuccsessful assassination attempt of King James I.
What is the Gunpowder Plot?