Biography & Context
Shakespeare wrote during this major cultural movement in Europe.
Renaissance
What is the name of Lear’s honest daughter?
Cordelia
What happens at the end of both Romeo and Juliet and King Lear?
Multiple main characters die
What genre is A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
Comedy
What event causes Romeo’s exile?
He kills Tybalt
Shakespeare’s plays were performed in this open-air theatre.
the Globe Theatre
In which Italian city is the play set?
ROMEO AND JULIET
Verona
Who is Romeo’s cousin and friend?
Benvolio
Who is in love with Hermia at the start?
Lysander
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-200
Shakespeare’s acting company was renamed after this king.
James I
Who is the king of the fairies?
Oberon
Who is the villainous illegitimate son in the play?
Edmund
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+300
What happens to Gloucester after Edmund’s betrayal?
He is blinded
This 1623 publication preserved many of Shakespeare’s plays.
the First Folio
What happens to Bottom in the forest?
He is transformed into a donkey-headed man
What event begins King Lear’s conflict?
The division of the kingdom
What tragic mistake leads to both lovers’ deaths?
Romeo believes Juliet is truly dead
What happens to Cordelia when she returns with an army?
She is captured and executed
Shakespeare primarily wrote in this metrical form for his plays
Glover / leather worker (and later alderman)
What mistake does Puck make in the forest?
He applies the love potion to the wrong man
What event causes Romeo and Juliet’s final misunderstanding?
Romeo does not receive the message about Juliet’s fake death
What action does Regan and Goneril take against Lear?
They strip him of authority and reduce his followers
What happens to Cordelia after she tells the truth?
KING LEAR
She is disinherited and banished