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You know the titles of Shakespeare's plays, but can you choose the right one for each of these questions? You might be given a quote, or a character, or a plot summary. Or a bit of each.
47 quizzes and 480 trivia questions.
1.
  Get Thee to a Nunnery    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Bard knew how to insult in a way that has yet to be paralleled. Using your knowledge of Shakespeare's works and cunning wit, determine which plays provide the origin for the following slurs.
Tough, 10 Qns, biangyo, Apr 06 21
Tough
biangyo
Apr 06 21
1135 plays
2.
Making Sense of Shakespeare
  Making Sense of Shakespeare   top quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
We all know our Shakespeare...don't we? If you think it's time you brushed up on the Bard, then look no further. Use the clues provided, as well as the photo, to name the correct play!
Easier, 10 Qns, lordprescott, Jul 07 23
Recommended for grades: 10,11,12
Easier
lordprescott gold member
Jul 07 23
539 plays
3.
  Shakespeare in a few Words editor best quiz   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
A Shakespeare play is described in a few words. Can you identify it and match it to the correct title?
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Apr 04 22
Easier
rossian editor
Apr 04 22
1022 plays
4.
  Write Up My Alley!: Shakespeare in a Sentence editor best quiz   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
I thought Shakespeare was pretty boring until I actually began studying his plays--then I changed my mind completely! Here I've created a tongue-in-cheek one-sentence summary for 10 of his plays. See if you can match the summary to the play!
Easier, 10 Qns, lordprescott, Oct 04 22
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Easier
lordprescott gold member
Oct 04 22
426 plays
5.
  Shakespeare Headlines! editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Picture each Shakespeare play as a series of flash headlines on a newspaper or a news home page!
Average, 10 Qns, coventry815, Apr 07 13
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Average
coventry815
5024 plays
6.
  Losing It in Shakespeare's Plays   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I simply don't understand people who find Shakespeare dull and boring. When a character in Shakespeare goes over the edge, he/she REALLY goes over the edge. Submitted for your approval...
Average, 10 Qns, jouen58, Oct 12 13
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Average
jouen58
7677 plays
7.
  Shakespeare in a Few More Words   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Here are ten more Shakespeare plays with their plots condensed into a few words. Just match the summary to the title.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, May 01 22
Average
rossian editor
May 01 22
436 plays
8.
  Rhyme and Treason   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Shakespeare's plays are full of acts of betrayal (although not all are technically treason). Can you identify the plays where these examples occur? (Caution: spoilers ahead if you haven't read or seen the plays.)
Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, May 07 22
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Easier
looney_tunes editor
May 07 22
2446 plays
9.
  Which Play?   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It struck me that if Shakespeare's plays had really happened, they'd be breaking news, so I've written some news stories about a few of his plays. Contains spoilers!
Easier, 10 Qns, VerticalDancer, Oct 08 23
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Easier
VerticalDancer
Oct 08 23
4421 plays
10.
  Plays by the Bard   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Join me in celebrating the plays of William Shakespeare (Apr. 23, 1564 - Apr. 23, 1616).
Easier, 10 Qns, skunkee, Dec 22 16
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Easier
skunkee editor
2533 plays
trivia question Quick Question
Trinculo, servant of Alonso, is seen with Stephano and Caliban in which Shakespearean play?

From Quiz "Playing the Fool"




11.
  Shakespearean Sibling Sets   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
The plays of William Shakespeare include quite a few brothers and sisters. Can you match each set of these sets of siblings with the play in which they appeared?
Easier, 10 Qns, Fifiona81, Mar 15 20
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Easier
Fifiona81 editor
Mar 15 20
430 plays
12.
  Shakespeare Play Summaries in Four Words   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Just for fun. I have taken ten plays by the Bard and distilled them down to four words, which describe either the complete action of a play or a key scene/subplot. (Plot and ending spoilers follow.)
Average, 10 Qns, Caseena, Jul 26 10
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Average
Caseena
3159 plays
13.
  Shakespeare By Body Count   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Who says Shakespeare's plays are boring? This quiz will count down the ten bloodiest plays in the Bard's canon to determine which one has the most deaths. Spoilers abound in this quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Jun 17 16
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Average
adams627
1169 plays
14.
  To "B" Or Not To "B"   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Can you match these Shakespeare characters whose names begin with the letter "B" with the play in which they appear?
Easier, 10 Qns, stedman, Feb 24 21
Easier
stedman editor
Feb 24 21
394 plays
15.
At the End of the Play
  At the End of the Play   top quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
These images portray moments from Act Five of Shakespeare plays - tell me which one!
Average, 10 Qns, merylfederman, May 31 14
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Average
merylfederman gold member
755 plays
16.
  Women in Shakespeare's Plays   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There are not many women in Shakespeare's plays, although in some they play a very important part. In Shakespeare's day the parts of women were played by boys. I give you the woman. You name the play.
Average, 10 Qns, minch, May 20 10
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Average
minch gold member
6534 plays
17.
  All For Your D-light   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Can you match these Shakespeare characters, whose names begin with the letter "D", with the play in which they appear?
Easier, 10 Qns, stedman, Mar 11 21
Easier
stedman editor
Mar 11 21
253 plays
18.
  Shakespeare's Women    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
The women in Shakespeare's plays are a varied bunch from the unworldly Miranda, to the feisty Katherine. Can you match them to the correct plays.
Easier, 10 Qns, Serenesh, Jun 19 20
Easier
Serenesh gold member
Jun 19 20
589 plays
19.
  "F" Characters From Shakespeare   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Can you match these Shakespeare characters whose names begin with the letter "F" with the play in which they appear? Please note - only one combination of matches works.
Average, 10 Qns, stedman, May 22 21
Average
stedman editor
May 22 21
254 plays
20.
  Shakespeare's Geography   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Shakespeare seems to have had a good knowledge of European geography, and his plays have a range of settings throughout that area. Can you match the locations of some of his plays?
Easier, 10 Qns, davejacobs, Oct 25 20
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Easier
davejacobs
Oct 25 20
653 plays
21.
  Jersey Shakespeare   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ever wonder what would happen if Shakespeare had set his plays in New Jersey? This quiz reimagines ten of his plays with a Jersey-style twist. Can you identify the masterpieces?
Easier, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Apr 07 17
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Easier
Joepetz gold member
784 plays
22.
  Shakespearean Characters    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Who's in which Shakespearean play? Come and have a go! Best of luck!
Average, 10 Qns, Bronte, Jan 12 20
Average
Bronte
Jan 12 20
6018 plays
23.
  A "C" Of Troubles    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Can you match these Shakespeare characters whose names begin with the letter "C" with the play in which they appear?
Easier, 10 Qns, stedman, Feb 24 21
Easier
stedman editor
Feb 24 21
229 plays
24.
  E-asy Shakespeare Characters   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Can you match these Shakespeare characters whose names begin with the letter "E" with the play in which they appear?
Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Apr 08 21
Average
stedman editor
Apr 08 21
236 plays
25.
  Why do Fools Fall in Love?   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Match the Shakespearean lovers with the play they appeared in.
Easier, 10 Qns, andymuenz, Oct 28 23
Easier
andymuenz gold member
Oct 28 23
714 plays
26.
  Name that Book II: SHAKESPEARE!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ten question quiz is about Shakespeare's plays. I have read them and have seen some of them on stage and have seen some of the film versions of them.
Easier, 10 Qns, JsusFreak, Feb 23 11
Recommended for grades: 9,10,11
Easier
JsusFreak
6200 plays
27.
  What's In "A" Name?   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Can you match these Shakespeare characters whose names begin with "A" with the play in which they appear?
Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Feb 05 21
Average
stedman editor
Feb 05 21
233 plays
28.
  More Songs from Shakespeare's Plays editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
An addendum to my previous quiz on Shakespearean songs. You must guess which play each song comes from (except for question 14). Good Luck & Enjoy!
Difficult, 15 Qns, jouen58, Jun 25 04
Difficult
jouen58
3049 plays
29.
  Much Ado About Muffins   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What could be better than enjoying Shakespeare alongside a tasty, sweet treat? For while the one feeds the mind, the other sustains the belly. So let's move on to the plays of the Bard, with a muffin in hand of course!
Average, 10 Qns, poshprice, Oct 31 12
Average
poshprice
425 plays
30.
  Shakespeare Limericks 2 editor best quiz   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
By popular demand, "Parte the Seconde" of my Shakespeare Limericks quiz. Can you identify the plays from the limericks below? Read the limerick and type in the name of the play.
Average, 5 Qns, Islingtonian, Jul 02 10
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Average
Islingtonian
8255 plays
31.
  Shakespeare In Haiku    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A straightforward quiz. Read the poem. Identify the play. That's all there is to it!
Easier, 10 Qns, daver852, Apr 05 15
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Easier
daver852 gold member
690 plays
32.
  More Than Words   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Shakespeare's plays feature lots of pretty words, but there are also many key stage images and actions as well - name the play in which the following image/action occurs!
Average, 10 Qns, merylfederman, May 19 12
Average
merylfederman gold member
508 plays
33.
  Playing the Fool   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Shakespeare uses "fools" in many of his plays. Although many are jesters or clowns, the main thing they share is their ability to outwit or point out flaws in other characters - often characters more important than themselves.
Average, 10 Qns, AdamM7, Mar 10 14
Average
AdamM7 gold member
745 plays
34.
  Who Are Shakespeare's Chattiest Characters?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All you need to do is work out in which of Shakespeare's plays the following characters have the most lines to speak.
Easier, 10 Qns, Bazzoomer, Nov 15 09
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Easier
Bazzoomer
1046 plays
35.
  I'm Hungry   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Identify the Shakespeare play in which each of the following food quotes appears.
Tough, 10 Qns, JellyTrollMorton, Apr 09 03
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Tough
JellyTrollMorton
1857 plays
36.
  Shakespeare Limericks   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
Can you identify the Shakespeare plays from the limericks below? Read the limerick and type in the name of the play!
Average, 5 Qns, Islingtonian, Aug 20 14
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Average
Islingtonian
4986 plays
37.
  Tough Anagrams of Shakespearean Plays   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All of these Anagrams are titles of plays by Shakespeare. They get tougher (I think) as you go.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Nov 24 02
Average
robert362
3176 plays
38.
  The Key to a Happy Marriage   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A lot of Shakespeare plays end with a wedding, but what of the characters who spend most of their plays married? Identify the play where the following married couples try to work things out!
Average, 10 Qns, merylfederman, Apr 15 13
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Average
merylfederman gold member
377 plays
39.
  Shakespeare's Plays in the Movies    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All of these movies are based upon Will Shakespeare's plays. Just match the play to the movie. Verified by the IMDb
Average, 10 Qns, awkins, Nov 24 02
Average
awkins
4845 plays
40.
  Guess the Play from the Characters    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Guess the Shakespeare play from the characters listed....and I haven't listed all the main ones which would make it too easy. Go make your lit teacher proud!
Average, 10 Qns, Ruma, Nov 24 02
Average
Ruma
6316 plays
41.
  Book Titles From Shakespeare   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
I'll give you the title of a book which comes from Shakespeare. You tell me the play the quote comes from.
Difficult, 25 Qns, wordnerd, Sep 10 17
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Difficult
wordnerd
Sep 10 17
3188 plays
42.
  Songs From Shakespeare's Plays    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Nearly every one of Shakespeare's plays contains one or more songs, most of them with lyrics by the Bard. See if you can match the songs to the plays they come from. Good Luck!
Tough, 15 Qns, jouen58, Apr 12 04
Tough
jouen58
962 plays
43.
  The Immortal Words of the Bard of Avon    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will give you a line from one of Shakespeare's plays. You tell me the name of the play containing those lines.
Difficult, 10 Qns, BenjiSim, Aug 02 04
Difficult
BenjiSim
1422 plays
44.
  I Ask You Is It Bad To Steal From The Bard?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Shakespeare has been a fruitful source of literary inspiration for many authors in the USA and the UK. Many have 'stolen' or 'borrowed' lines from his poetic works to become titles of their novels or plays. Can you identify the source?
Tough, 10 Qns, bracklaman, Nov 12 06
Tough
bracklaman
949 plays
45.
  Shakespeare Limericks 3    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
Absolutely the last part of my "Shakespeare Limericks" quiz. Can you identify the plays from the limericks below? Read the limerick and type in the name of the play.
Average, 5 Qns, Islingtonian, Jan 03 18
Average
Islingtonian
Jan 03 18
3437 plays
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  Help, Shakespeare, I'm Dying!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I give you a quote from a dying character, you tell me from which play it was taken. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, poodog, Aug 24 04
Tough
poodog
2071 plays
47.
  Shakespeare's Plays    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will give you the characters at the opening of the play, and their location. You name the play.
Tough, 10 Qns, awkins, Apr 07 07
Tough
awkins
3717 plays

Name the Play Trivia Questions

1. Young sworn enemies Fall in love, marry, and die. Their death buries strife. Can you name the play?

From Quiz
Shakespeare In Haiku

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

"In fair Verona, where we lay our scene." "Romeo and Juliet" is one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies. Unfortunately, the two lovers both die at the end of the play, but the feud between the Montagues and Capulets is ended. "Do with their death bury their parents' strife."

2. Which play features the lesser known lovers Lorenzo and Jessica, along with primary characters Bassanio and Portia?

From Quiz Why do Fools Fall in Love?

Answer: The Merchant of Venice

The play focuses on the love between Bassanio and Portia. Jessica is Shylock's daughter who elopes with Lorenzo and converts to Christianity, much to her father's dismay. One of the things I remember about this play is the poem in the gold casket which begins "All that glisters is not gold." The first time I read this, I immediately thought of Aragorn's poem in "The Lord of the Rings" which begins "All that is gold does not glitter."

3. Feste appears in this comedy, where he sings for Countess Olivia and Duke Orsino. He criticizes both of their approaches to love, either directly or through lyrics in the songs he sings. Which Shakespeare play is this?

From Quiz Playing the Fool

Answer: Twelfth Night

Olivia is mourning for her brother's death and Feste proves her a "fool". Given the fact that Olivia says her brother is in heaven (a happy place), mourning is illogical. "What is love? 'Tis not hereafter. Present mirth hath present laughter." Feste's lyrics refers to both Olivia and Orsino, who are moping around because of "love" - he suggests that it is not genuine love.

4. Which play has a royal couple (a king and queen) dealing with the king's rocky relationship with his stepson/nephew who may be mad, the murder of a courtier, and the suicide of a young woman from the castle?

From Quiz The Key to a Happy Marriage

Answer: Hamlet

"Hamlet," the classic - Claudius and Gertrude spend the entire play married, but face Hamlet's madness, Polonius' death, and Ophelia's suicide, which many readers and critics theorize drives them apart. By the end of the play, Claudius tells Laertes how passion fades over time, which may be a glancing reference to his marriage.

5. Thankless daughters, worse than serpent's teeth, vie for power and prestige! Narcissistic old king wanders moors in storm while winds blow and crack cheeks! In which great tragedy does the jester know all?

From Quiz Shakespeare Headlines!

Answer: King Lear

Among the greats who have played this challenging role have been James Earl Jones, Brian Cox, Sir John Gielgud, Sir Derek Jacobi and, of course, Olivier. In recent years, Lear has risen over Hamlet as the preeminent Shakespearean tragedy, with Gloucester's on-stage blinding considered by many to be the most terrifying moment in Shakespeare's canon.

6. Prince dallies; father unamused.

From Quiz Shakespeare Play Summaries in Four Words

Answer: Henry IV Part I

Henry IV has just usurped the throne of England from Richard II. Richard's former supporters plot against Henry; in the meantime, the king's son Henry (also called Hal) cavorts with low company, including the fat knight Falstaff, one of Shakespeare's most beloved characters. His father is ashamed of him, but Prince Hal reveals that he will cast off his playfulness when the right time comes. All of the plots converge at the battle of Shrewsbury, the outcome of which sets the stage for "Henry IV Part II."

7. Sir Toby Belch sneaks into the lead with the most lines, just three ahead of Olivia, in this play, which is set in Illyria after a shipwreck.

From Quiz Who Are Shakespeare's Chattiest Characters?

Answer: Twelfth Night (or What You Will)

As you might guess from his surname, Sir Toby was a rude old drunkard. He formed a mischievous trio with Sir Andrew Aguecheek and the jester, Feste.

8. From which Shakespearean play did the author Agatha Christie 'borrow' the title of her play "The Mousetrap"?

From Quiz I Ask You Is It Bad To Steal From The Bard?

Answer: Hamlet

"The Mousetrap" has been thrilling audiences from around the world for as long as HRH Queen Elizabeth II has been on the throne. I went to see it in 1974 and it had been running for over twenty years then. No spoilers from me but it is worth going to see as a play as well as for its history. It is the world's longest running theatrical production and is still going strong in London.

9. "In apprehension, how like a god!"

From Quiz The Immortal Words of the Bard of Avon

Answer: Hamlet

Hamlet says this to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Act II, scene ii. Claudius has called on Hamlet's old friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to spy on Hamlet and discern the reason for his madness. When it is revealed that they have been summoned by the king, Hamlet speaks of the evilness in mankind. In describing men, Hamlet's speech starts, "What a piece of work is man!"

10. "My dear master, my captain and my emperor, let me say, before I strike this bloody stroke, farewell."

From Quiz Help, Shakespeare, I'm Dying!

Answer: Antony and Cleopatra

Said to Antony by Eros before he kills himself by throwing himself onto his sword.

11. "Where the bee sucks, there suck I" is sung by a merry sprite from this play.

From Quiz More Songs from Shakespeare's Plays

Answer: The Tempest

The sprite in question is Ariel, who sings here of his carefree, idyllic life Act V, scene 1 after Prospero promises his freedom.

12. "Who is Sylvia?" ("Who is Sylvia? What is she, that all our swains commend her? Holy, fair, and wise is she. The heav'ns such grace did lend her that she might admired be.")

From Quiz Songs From Shakespeare's Plays

Answer: Two Gentlemen of Verona

Sung by Proteus and Thurio under Sylvia's window. Franz Schubert wrote a famous setting of this (in German).

13. There once was a king of the Brits ... whose wife was the absolute pits ... she plotted the slaughter ... of his only daughter ... till her son was cut up into bits.

From Quiz Shakespeare Limericks 3

Answer: Cymbeline

Astonishingly, despite various decapitations and attempted poisonings, Cymbeline is officially classed as a "Comedie". As I've remarked before in FunTrivia Quizzyland, Shakespeare has a somewhat different idea of comedy than most.

14. There once was a Roman who died ... when he didn't beware of an ide ... But his treacherous mates ... suffered much deserved fates ... when Dante had the pair of them fried

From Quiz Shakespeare Limericks 2

Answer: julius caesar

Brutus and Cassius suffered eternal torment in the lowest level of "Dante's Inferno". That'll learn 'em.

15. 'The Moon Is Down' by John Steinbeck.

From Quiz Book Titles From Shakespeare

Answer: Macbeth

'The moon is down, I have not heard the clock.'

16. 'Thrift, thrift, Horatio! the funeral baked meats Did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables.'

From Quiz I'm Hungry

Answer: Hamlet

The 'Horatio' is a giveaway. In Act I, Scene 2, Hamlet is commenting on how quickly his mother remarried after his father died.

17. There once was a lunatic Dane ... Whose father was horribly slain ... His mum married the swine ... Who'd committed the crime ... And his girl ended up in a drain.

From Quiz Shakespeare Limericks

Answer: Hamlet

I think the limerick format really brings out the tragedy, don't you?

18. 1940's 'Boys From Syracuse'?

From Quiz Shakespeare's Plays in the Movies

Answer: The Comedy Of Errors

Starring Allan Jones, Irene Hervey, Martha Raye and Joe Penner.

19. Orlando and Adam. In the orchard of Oliver's house

From Quiz Shakespeare's Plays

Answer: As You Like It

20. Gertrude, Guildenstern, Polonius, Fortinbras, Horatio

From Quiz Guess the Play from the Characters

Answer: Hamlet

Also Ophelia, Claudius and Hamlet.....!

21. They come from two warring and feuding families yet, they fall deeply in love, marry, and commit suicide ALL in one week. What is the name of this play?

From Quiz Name that Book II: SHAKESPEARE!

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

It is "Romeo and Juliet". If you got it wrong, you have 1.) never read the play, 2.) been living in a cave all your life, 3.) haven't seen the 1968 or 1996 movie versions, or 4.) all of the above.

22. Ghost on battlements, Poison, treachery, murder. Mad son seeks revenge. Can you name the play?

From Quiz Shakespeare In Haiku

Answer: Hamlet

"Hamlet" may be Shakespeare's most famous play. Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, learns from his father's ghost that he was murdered by his brother, Claudius. Hamlet vows to obtain revenge. There is some debate as to whether Hamlet actually goes insane during the course of the play, but his actions certainly suggest it.

23. One of Shakespeare's best known comedies, which play has several lovers including Hermia and Lysander, Helena and Demetrius, and the fairy couple Oberon and Titania?

From Quiz Why do Fools Fall in Love?

Answer: A Midsummer Night's Dream

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" follows several couples, some of whom are in love with their partners while others are in love with a member of another couple. The fairies help out a little so that everyone ends up as part of a loving couple. Like other Shakespeare plays, most notably "Hamlet", there is a play within the play, although in this case the actors are controlled by the fairies.

24. Touchstone is the jester for Duke Frederick in this comedy. He falls in love and later marries Audrey. Which play is this?

From Quiz Playing the Fool

Answer: As You Like It

Touchstone often gets threatened with the whip - a common threat with Shakespearean fools. One of his more famous quotes is, "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."

25. Which play has Bertram forcefully married to Helena in the beginning, and trying to flee her for most of the action? Their marriage survives Bertram's low attempts to bed the Italian virgin Diana and even a war!

From Quiz The Key to a Happy Marriage

Answer: All's Well That Ends Well

"All's Well That Ends Well" features this awful forced wedding of the Count Bertram to the lovesick Helena. He doesn't love her, but challenges her to an impossible task to win his love - get his prized ring from his hand, and become pregnant with his child. Let's just say she's a lot smarter than he is, so... their "love" wins out.

26. Forest romp; everybody marries.

From Quiz Shakespeare Play Summaries in Four Words

Answer: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Two sets of lovers, under the fairy king Oberon's spells, fall for the wrong partners while in the woods. There is also a subplot about the fairy queen Titania falling in love with a man whose head has been replaced with that of a donkey. By the end, everybody is matched to his/her proper mate and all have been convinced that the strange mix-ups of the previous night were just a dream. These same four words could also be said of "As You Like It," which contains scenes in a forest and ends with FOUR sets of lovers marrying.

27. Rosalind is by far the biggest speaker, with a quarter of the lines, in this play set in the Forest of Arden. She spends much of the play disguised as a boy called Ganymede.

From Quiz Who Are Shakespeare's Chattiest Characters?

Answer: As You Like It

Shakespeare based this play on a contemporary novel "Rosalynde", by Thomas Lodge. Lodge set his story in the Ardennes, but Shakespeare anglicised it to take place in the Forest of Arden

28. Leonato's brother offers wise, if not contentious words, "Men from children nothing differ", in which play?

From Quiz Get Thee to a Nunnery

Answer: Much Ado About Nothing

The play is 'Much Ado About Nothing'. Do not fret for poor Leonato, however, as he clearly states his own confidence: "I speake not like a dotard, nor a fool." Who said you did, Leonato?

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