A Double Take on Names from Shakespeare!

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1. In "The Merchant of Venice", that remarkable woman PORTIA saves her lover's best friend, Antonio, from certain death by her brilliant arguments, declaiming all the while "the quality of mercy is not strained..." But there is yet another Portia, a strong woman who stands by her man showing her valour and strength of character. Can you recall from which play? "Titus Andronicus" "Coriolanus" "The Winter's Tale" "Julius Caesar"

2. Those who have read Shakespeare would be familiar with VINCENTIO, the Duke in "Measure for Measure". But there is yet another Vincentio in another of Shakespeare's comedies. Can you recall which one? "Much Ado About Nothing" "Twelfth Night" "The Taming of the Shrew" "As You Like It"

3. Ah JULIET! So young and so tragic! Romeo dies for the love of her, and then she dies too, in "Romeo and Juliet". But you'll get points only if you can recall where else the name Juliet recurred in the Shakespearean plays... "The Tempest" "Measure for Measure" "Merry Wives of Windsor" "Love's Labour Lost"

4. One of the least popular of Shakespeare's tragedies might well be "Titus Andronicus"; certainly it is one of the least performed. But lit students might well recall the name DEMETRIUS in this play. He was one of the sons of Tamora, the Queen of the Goths. But there is another more easily recalled Demetrius in one of Shakespeare's better known plays. Now this play is performed often, so it should be easy.... "Twelfth Night" "A Midsummer Night's Dream" "Romeo and Juliet" "As You Like It"

5. BRUTUS, besides being an honourable man, was the protagonist of "Julius Caesar", whose love for Rome led him to assassinate Caesar. Can you recall yet another Shakespearean play in which the name Brutus recurs? "Antony and Cleopatra" "Coriolanus" "Cymbeline" "Titus Andronicus"

6. More on the histories. Menenius AGRIPPA, friend of Caius Marcius Coriolanus, in the play "Coriolanus",is an eloquent mediator whose articulations lend colour to the story. In which other play does the name Agrippa recur? "Antony and Cleopatra" "Timon of Athens" "Julius Caesar" "Titus Andronicus"

7. ANTONIO. Now here's a popular name. Besides being the object of Shylock's hatred in "The Merchant of Venice", the name Antonio also occurs in "Two Gentlemen of Verona" in the form of the father of Proteus, one of the two said gentlemen, and in "Twelfth Night" as a friend of Sebastian's. There is yet another main Shakespearean character by this name. Do you remember from which play? "The Comedy of Errors" "The Taming of the Shrew" "Twelfth Night" "The Tempest"

8. VALENTINE, in "Twelfth Night" appears in the opening scene with Duke Orsino, describing the lovely Olivia to him in picturesque terms. Valentine is also the name of another of Shakespeare's protagonists...Name the play. "Much Ado About Nothing" "Measure for Measure" "Two Gentlemen of Verona" "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

9. HELENA,the strong and admirable daughter of a poor doctor in "All's Well that Ends Well" goes to great lengths to woo (the rather pompous, in my opinion)Bertram. There is another Helena, in another of Shakespeare's plays, who suffers from unrequited love for her man...Which play? "The Winter's Tale" "Hamlet Prince of Denmark" "Othello the Moor of Venice" "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

10. HERMIONE is Queen to Leontes,and mother to the lovely Perdita in "The Winter's Tale." HERMIA (not strictly speaking, a 'double take') appears in one of Shakespeare's most delightful comedies...Which one? "A Midsummer Night's Dream" "The Merchant of Venice" "As You Like It" "Twelfth Night"