The Man
This is the town that Shakespeare was born and then died in
Where is Stratford-Upon-Avon?
These are the 3 genres of plays William Shakespeare wrote
What are Tragedies, Comedies, and Histories?
This is the magical former Duke of Milan that rules the island in The Tempest
Who is Prospero?
This is the daughter of the former Duke of Milan
Who is Miranda?
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This is the name of William Shakespeare's wife
Who is Anne Hathaway?
These are the types of language that Shakespearean characters spoke in. (Hint: One for royalty and one for commoners)
What are poetry and prose?
These two characters are the original inhabitants of the island who serve as Prospero's slave (Hint: 2 names)
Who are Ariel and Caliban?
This is why Prospero and Miranda treat Caliban as a brutish slave
What is the fact that Caliban tried to attack Miranda and populate the island with his children?
This is our opinion of people who don't think Shakespeare wrote his own plays
What is "They are wrong, and we don't need that sort of negativity in our lives"?
This is the name of the last play Shakespeare ever wrote
What is The Tempest?
Shakespeare wrote 154 of these 14 lined love poems
What are sonnets?
This is the name of the current Duke of Milan and Prospero's traitorous younger brother
Who is Antonio?
This is what Prospero had Ariel do with the actual ship seen in Act 1 Scene 1
What is hiding it away on a small harbor with the sailors in a magical sleep?
This bird is often a symbol for bad news and death, and also has the intelligence of an average 5 year old human
What is a crow?
This is the reason why we don't know if Shakespeare's plays are 100% accurate to their original productions
What is because they weren't published until after Shakespeare's death?
These are the fundamental differences between Tragedies and Comedies
What are endings of death as a result in a characters inability to overcome flaws vs. marriage/union based on personal growth?
This is the name of the man that supplied Prospero and Miranda with food, clothes, and books when they were exiled; the adviser to the King of Naples
Who is Gonzalo?
This is the reason why the King and the people of Milan let Antonio take over as Duke
What is the fact that Prospero stopped doing his job as Duke so that he could learn magic?
This is the Kryptonian name that Superman/Clark Kent was born with
Who is Kal-El?
These are the various professions of William Shakespeare's father
What are farmer, glover, town councilman, and mayor?
This is the name for the lower class people who crammed into the open area around the stage refereed to as the Pit
Who are the groundlings?
This is the original owner/ruler of the island The Tempest is set on
Who is Sycorax?
These are the reasons why Ariel serves Prospero and does magic to help him
What are the threat of torture and the fact that Prospero freed him from his prison in the tree from Sycorax?
Named for the Greek god of music, this horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1882
Who was Apollo?