WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
What do you know about me?
Match these characters to their plays
1. Rosalind a. Twelfth Night
2 . Kate b. As You Like It
3. Sir Toby Belch c. Richard III
4. Malcolm d. A Midsummer Night's Dream
5. Prospero e. The Tempest
6. Juliet f. The taming of the Shrew
7. Desdemona g. Othello
8, Lysander h. Romeo and Juliet
9. Cordelia i. Macbeth
10. Lady Anne j. King Lear
Answers: 1-b, 2-f, 3-a, 4-i, 5-e, 6-h, 7-g, 8-d, 9-j, 10-e
Who am I?
Name the character
1
I just met a boy at a party, and I want to marry him. I have sent my nurse to get his name, and
she tells me he is the only son of my family's enemy.
2
Two men are chasing me in the forest. They declare they love me, but yesterday they both loved
my friend. I don't understand why they mock me so!
3
I am a powerful soldier, sent on duty to Cyprus. I have a beautiful wife whom I adore, but I
fear she is cheating on me!
4
My boyfriend has just arrived home from school. My brother and father warn me that his love
for me is not true. I don't want to believe them, but I begin to think he is going mad.
5
I am killed during a swordfight in Verona. If only my friend had not interfered; I was stabbed
under his arm.
6
I just arrived in this city, and I don't understand what's going on! Everyone here says they
know me, and calls me Cesario, even though I don't know anyone and I've never been here
before. I even met a woman who thinks we're engaged!
7
I am amazed! I have always thought myself the daughter of a shepherd, but now I find that
the King of Sicilia is my true father. When he learns that I am his daughter, he cries out for
my lost mother.
8
I have a cousin who loves to spar with her friend. I think she is secretly in love with him; and
he with her. But they are too proud to show their feelings. My waiting gentlewomen and I have
thought of the perfect trick to bring them together.
Answers
1. Juliet (Romeo and Juliet), 2. Helena (A Midsummer Night's Dream), 3. Othello (Othello),
4. Ophelia (Hamlet), 5. Mercutio (Romeo and Juliet), 6. Sebastian (Twelfth Night),
7. Perdita (The Winter's Tale), 8. Hero (Much Ado About Nothing)
How much do you know about William Shakespeare? Try this quiz to find out.
1) When was William Shakespeare born?
a) 1498
b) 1564
c) 1895
2) What period in English history was it when Shakespeare was alive?
a) Elizabethan
b) Georgian
c) Victorian
3) Which of these plays was not written by Shakespeare?
a) Hamlet
b) Romeo and Juliet
c) The Taming of the Rat
4) Where was Shakespeare born?
a) Stratford Upon Avon
b) Cambridge
c) Oxford
5) How many plays did Shakespeare write?
a) 8
b) 38
c) 108
6) Which type of plays did Shakespeare not write?
a) Tragedies
b) Comedies
c) Musicals
7) What's the name of the ‘Shakespeare theatre' in London?
a) The World Theatre
b) The Globe Theatre
c) The Old Shakespeare Theatre
8) Who played Romeo in the most recent film version of ‘Romeo and Juliet'?
a) Leonardo Dicaprio
b) Johnny Depp
c) Brad Pitt
Shakespeare Quiz
1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-a, 5-b, 6-c, 7-b, 8-a