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T-H-W-T N-T-I-H

Twelfth Night. This play is about two twins who are separated in a shipwreck and wash up in different parts of Illyria—and the play from which I got the idea for this quiz. The foolish steward, Malvolio, was the one to receive a letter with the riddle, "M-O-A-I" in it.

O-A-P-I

Ophelia. She is the daughter of Polonius, and the love interest of Hamlet, one of the most famous of Shakespeare's characters.

(The) M-Y-E-R W-S-I-E (of) W-R-I-O

The Merry Wives of Windsor. This is the play in which Falstaff (who first appears in "Henry IV") plans to seduce two married women.

T-S-I-U A-S-N-U

Titus Andronicus. This bloody tragedy shows how revenge can escalate.

(A) M-R-I-E N-S-I-T D-M-R-A

A Midsummer Night's Dream&A Midsummer Nights Dream&Midsummer Nights Dream & Midsummer Night's Dream. Probably one of the most famous of the Bard's comedies, about six lovers who become mixed up in an Athenian forest.

T-E-O-N

Touchstone. Touchstone is the cheerful jester in "As You Like It."

M-A-I-D

Miranda. Miranda is Prospero's daughter in "The Tempest," a tale of a lonely island and a magical storm.

R-O-O-E (and) J-T-U-E

Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet, the two *very* well known star-crossed lovers.

B-M-O-O

Bottom. Bottom is the foolish weaver in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Puck turns his head into that of an ass's and makes Titania fall in love with him.

(The) W-S-I-R T-E-A-L

The Winter's Tale&The Winters Tale &Winters Tale & Winter's Tale. "The Winter’s Tale" was one of Shakespeare's later comedies, probably written in 1610 or 1611.

T-N-I-O (of) A-S-T-N

Timon of Athens. It is suspected that this play was written with the help of another person, possibly Thomas Middleton.

B-A-I-C

Bianca. Bianca is the sweet-tempered sister of the shrew, Katherine, in "The Taming of the Shrew."

B-K-E-C

Benedick. Benedick is one of the main characters in “Much Ado About Nothing.” He and Beatrice like to duel with words, but eventually their friends trick them into admitting their love for one another.

(The) M-T-E-N (of) V-E-E-C

The Merchant of Venice & Merchant of Venice. This play centers around Shylock, the Jewish moneylender.

S-N-E-A

Sebastian. Sebastian is actually the name of two of Shakespeare's characters, Viola's identical twin brother in "Twelfth Night," and Alonso's evil brother in "The Tempest."