Shakespearean Characters Trivia Questions
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In which tragedy by Shakespeare does the fatuous fop Osric appear at the Danish court?
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hamlet
Who is the melancholy Dane in a play written by Shakespeare?
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hamlet
Who is the Shakespearean character known for being the father of Cordelia, Goneril, and Regan?
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king lear
Which character in Shakespeare's play remarks about Antony's suicide, 'So it should be that none but Antony should conquer Antony'?
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cleopatra
Which Shakespearean character is described by Agrippa as a 'Royal wench' who made great Caesar lay his sword to bed?
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cleopatra
In which Shakespeare play does the character refer to Claudius as a 'Treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain!' but not to his face?
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hamlet
Who says the dying words, 'O Antony, nay I will take thee to; what, should I stay?' in a Shakespeare play?
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cleopatra
In which Shakespearean play does a character's nurse have a servant named Peter?
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juliet
Which queen in Shakespeare's play has an attendant named Charmian who kills herself with an asp after her queen dies?
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cleopatra
Whose funeral procession does Hamlet see soon after his 'Alas, poor Yorick!' speech?
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ophelia
Which characters father declares: 'Murder, most foul, as in the best it is but this most foul, strange and unnatural'?
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hamlet
Which Dane wants to return to his studies in Wittenberg but is dissuaded by his mother and stepfather?
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hamlet
In Shakespeare's plays, who says, 'O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die'?
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romeo
Which character in Shakespeare's 'King Lear' poisoned her sister Regan?
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goneril
In 'Much Ado About Nothing,' what is the name of the comical constable who has a name that sounds like a 'canine fruit'?
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dogberry
Who in Hamlet is told 'Get thee to a nunnery', which might have implied a brothel?
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ophelia
Which Shakespearean character is informed by one of her attendants that her Thane is coming?
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lady macbeth
Which Shakespearean character declares, 'that deaths unnatural that kills for loving' before being strangled by Othello?
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desdemona
Who does Octavius refer to when he says, 'The breaking of so great a thing should make a greater crack' in Shakespeare's works?
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mark antony
In 'The Merchant of Venice', whose daughter Jessica elopes with Bassanio's friend Lorenzo?
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shylock
Which city is home to the Lord Mayor in Shakespeare's 'Richard III'?
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london
Which character in a Shakespearean play hoped that King Duncan's death would be the ultimate resolution?
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macbeth
Which Shakespearean character asks, 'Where is the beauteous majesty of Denmark?'
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ophelia
Who is the king of the fairies in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?
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oberon
Which title warrior, banished from Rome despite capturing Corioli, exclaims, 'You common cry of curs...I banish you!' in a play by Shakespeare?
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coriolanus
Which Shakespearean character's dying words are 'Yea, noise? Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger, this is thy sheath. There rest, and let me die'?
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juliet
Which island native conspired with Trinculo and Stephano to kill Prospero in Shakespeare's play 'The Tempest'?
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caliban
Which Shakespearean title character has a final line that includes the phrase 'Strike a free march to Troy!'?
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troilus
Which character falls in love with the Duke of Illyria while disguised as a boy page in Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'?
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viola
Which Shakespearean character said, 'I kissed thee ere I killed thee: no way but this, killing myself, to die upon a kiss'?
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othello
Who is the suitor from The Taming of the Shrew who declares his intent to 'wive it wealthily in Padua'?
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petruchio
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