Face the Consequences Trivia Quiz

Answer: Iago

Iago, the villain from "Othello," causes the deaths of several other characters over the course of the play but does not die. Instead, the authorities gather evidence (including witnessing Iago kill his wife in front of them) and promise that once things are settled, he will be tortured and punished severely.

Answer: Shylock

Shylock, the Jewish moneylender of "The Merchant of Venice," makes a deal with the titular merchant, Antonio, to lend Antonio money. He promises not to take interest as a way of mending fences with Antonio, who disagrees with the practice of lending money for interest.

However, if Antonio defaults Shylock makes a "merry bond" to take a pound of Antonio's flesh. The law takes this pound-of-flesh situation and says that Shylock is to be punished as an attempted murderer.

Answer: Romeo

Romeo's friend Mercutio stands his ground when Tybalt tries to fight Romeo, and fights Tybalt instead, ultimately getting killed. Romeo is distraught that Mercutio was killed in what should have been Romeo's fight, and kills Tybalt. Since Tybalt would have earned the death penalty, the Prince doesn't have Romeo killed for his death, but only banished.

This turns out to be problematic later.

Answer: Aaron

Aaron, the Goth Queen (and Roman Empress)'s lover, is the mastermind of much of the evil perpetuated, but he finds himself on the run from the action during Acts 4 and 5. That leaves him out of the climactic deathtrap of the finale, but he is captured and returned for punishment at the end of the play.

Answer: Lucius

Lucius is the oldest son of Titus Andronicus, and his two younger brothers (the last surviving of Titus' original 25 sons) are convicted of murder. They are executed at the insistence of the emperor and their last brother is banished from Rome - his tearful father says that Rome is now so hateful that banishment is a blessing.

Answer: Henry Bolingbroke

Henry Bolingbroke's agitation against one of Richard's partisans in Act One leads to the king banishing both Henry and Henry's opponent Thomas Mowbray. However, Henry doesn't stay banished long and eventually takes over and becomes Henry IV.

Answer: Duke of Clarence

The Duke of Clarence is the king's brother, and a prophecy said that "G" would disinherit Edward IV's children. Clarence's given name is "George," so Edward thought that he was the one to fear. However, he eventually repents and reverses his order of death - but it's too slow, and Clarence dies at the first order before he can be saved.

Answer: Claudio

Hero is Claudio's fiancee, and she is not in fact dead but pretending to be so her "disgrace" will seem more like martyrdom. Of course, the "cousin" that Claudio is set to marry is actually Hero, and his exercise in blind faith when he agrees reconciles them in the end.

Answer: Pompey

Pompey is a very funny comic relief character of "Measure," who through his wit shows that criminals aren't always slower or dimmer than the law-abiding citizenry. Indeed, when he is tried by a constable, the judges in presence are flummoxed by his seeming intelligence, but ultimately underwhelmed by his trade.

Answer: Coriolanus

Coriolanus, after the Volscian city Corioli, is Caius Marcius' new name, and the name of the play. Despite his skills as a soldier, his political forays are so disastrous that he ends up having to flee the city and ends up an enemy of the state he defended with his prior efforts.