Shakespeare Works
Shakespeare Trivia
Drama Terms
The Tempest Story
Tempest Characters
100

Does Romeo or Juliet Die first?

Romeo

100

Did Shakespeare attend university?

No

100

Define "monologue"

A long speech delivered by one character to another.

100

What is Prospero's former title?

Duke (of Milan)

100

Who is Propero's brother?

Antonio

200

What is Shakespeare's shortest play?

The Comedy of Errors

200

When did Shakespeare write his first play? (to the nearest decade)

1590

200

Define "scene"

A portion of the play where there is no location or time shift.

200

What game is being played in the final scene?

Chess

200

Who is Sebastion's brother?

Alonso


300

What was the name of Shakespeare's first play?

Henry VI

300

What was the name of Shakespeare's wife

Anne Hathaway

300

Define "aside"

A comment made only to the audience.

300

How long is the timeline of the tempest?

One day

300

Who wants Sebastion to kill Alonso

Antonio

400

How many of Shakespeare's original manuscripts still exist?

0

400

What was Shakespeare's son's name?

Hamnet

400

Soliloquy 

A speech by a single character given to the audience.

400

What country is the ship returning from before the wreck?

Tunis

400

Who is Alonso's daughter?

Claribel

500

What does Shakespeare leave his wife in his will?

His second-best bed.

500

How old was Shakespeare's son when he died?

11

500

Iambic pentameter 

A meter in poetry with five lines and10 syllables.

500

Which terrestrial body has moons named after characters in The Tempest?

Uranus

500

Which character has been to England?

Trinculo