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A Shakespearean Puzzle Crossword Puzzle

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Test your knowledge of Shakespeare with this puzzle. Clues and answers are characters, titles or quotations from the Bard's plays.
Author: spanishliz - Diff: Harder

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      1. From 'Henry V': 'And gentlemen in England now ____ ...'
      4. Mischievous fairy, a.k.a. Robin Goodfellow
      6. Lady Macbeth wishes this out
      8. From 'King John': 'Nought shall make us ___, If England to itself do rest but true.'
      9. From 'Henry VI, Part I': 'Thou hast by tyranny these ____ years wasted our country...'
      10. Romeo killed him
      13. Juliet's family name
      17. Perhaps said by 32 Down:' Hee ___'
      18. From 'Measure for Measure': 'What king so strong, Can ___ the gall up...'
      19. 16 Down is ____ of the Fairies
      22. From 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona': 'Now can I break my fast, dine, ___ and sleep...'
      23. From 'The Winter's Tale': 'You ___ a great deal too dear for what's given freely.'
      24. Friend of 24 Down, present when Yorick's skull is found
      25. From 'Henry V': 'That fought with us upon St. Crispin's ___.'
      26. From 'Much Ado About Nothing': 'He wears his faith but as the fashion of his ___.'
      27. Title: 'A Midsummer Night's ____'
      29. Title: 'Richard ___' (Roman numeral)
      31. Honour sometimes bestowed on Shakespearean actors (abbr.)
      33. Name of 'The Merchant of Venice'
      37. Character who spoke of 'the quality of mercy'
      38. From 'King Lear': 'But mice and ____, and such small deer...'
      39. From 'Julius Caesar': 'This was the most unkindest ___ of all...'
      40. From 'Romeo and Juliet': 'What, wilt thou ____ him from his grave with tears?'
      41. From 'Richard III': '... Made glorious summer by this sun (son) of ____.'
      42. Physical attribute usually associated with Richard III

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      2. Sister of 5 Down
      3. What an actor doesn't want to do in the middle of his soliloquy (3, 2)
      4. From 'As You Like It': 'Are not these woods more free from ____ than the envious court?'
      5. Short first name of female lead in 'The Taming of the Shrew'
      7. Setting for many scenes in 'Cymbeline', Cymbeline's _____
      11. His ghost sits in Macbeth's place
      12. Title character of several histories, followed by Roman numeral
      14. From 'King Lear': 'Come, let's ____ to prison; we two alone will sing...'
      15. From 'Julius Caesar': '__ tu Brute?'
      16. Oberon's wife
      20. From 'The Tempest': 'All the infections that the sun sucks __, From bogs ...'
      21. From 'Henry V': 'I would give all my fame for a ___ of ale...'
      22. From 'Measure for Measure': 'Some rise by ___, and some by virtue fall.'
      23. Town that features in 'The Taming of the Shrew'
      24. The Prince of Denmark
      25. From 'Richard II': 'This other Eden, ____-paradise...'
      26. From 'Antony and Cleopatra': 'I'll think them every one an Antony, And say 'Ah, __! you're caught.'
      28. Title: 'The Comedy of _____'
      30. From 'Romeo and Juliet': '__ fair Verona, where we lay our scene...'
      32. Weaver given head of a donkey
      34. From 'The Taming of the Shrew': 'A knack, a toy, a ____, a baby's cap...'
      35. From 'Hamlet': 'I am but mad ____-____ west...' (once only)
      36. Title for MacDuff's wife