Shakespeare Facts
The year William Shakespeare was born
What is 1564?
This 1961 musical follows the story of two lovers named Tony and Maria from two rival gangs, the Sharks and the Jets.
What is West Side Story?
This story is the story of two star-crossed lovers who are killed by their own grief for each other's deaths
What is Romeo and Juliet?
This is one of the main characters in one of Shakespeare's plays who is romantic and flirty
Who is Romeo?
This sonnet starts with "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day..."
What is Sonnet 18?
The number of sonnets Shakespeare has written
What is 154?
This popular Disney movie follows the story of a young lion by the name of Simba and is said to be based off of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
What is The Lion King?
This classic story of an uncle who betrays his family by killing his brother and taking the throne from his nephew by marrying his brother's widow.
What is Hamlet?
This Shakespeare character was betrayed by his uncle and his crown was taken away from him
Who is Hamlet?
Speaker of the line "Romeo, oh Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo..."
Who is Juliet?
The number of plays Shakespeare has written
What is 37?
This silly cartoon is about two gnomes who fall in love and is based off of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
What is Gnomeo and Juliet?
This story tells the tale of a nobleman poisoned by greed and tempted by power, who kills his king and blames it on the next in line, but his pride is ultimately his downfall.
This character is from a disney movie which is loosely based off of one of Shakespeare's plays, his father dies and he runs away to live in the jungle.
Who is Simba?
The year in which William Shakespeare died
What is 1616?
This popular adult TV show follows the story of Walter White, who chemically engineers drugs and is aid to be based off of Macbeth.
What is Breaking Bad?
This is what Tony does after he hears that Maria has died, (though she has not).
What is invites Chino to come get him?
The wife of the main character who encourages her husband to commit murder so that they can gain status and power.
Who is Lady Macbeth?
The only book that has been published more than Shakespeare's plays
What is The Bible?
This line of Shakespeare's is used in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, originally said by the three witches from Macbeth
What is "Double Double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble"?
This is the phrase used to describe two people in love from two rival groups
This character from West Side Story is the one who ultimately kills Tony
Who is Chino?