Shakespearean Plays Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 13
Which Shakespearean comedy features a woman named Hero and a hero named Benedick?
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much ado about nothing
In which play can you find the line 'Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio'?
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hamlet
Which Shakespearean play is set on an uninhabited island and involves a cast of characters who still manage to be long-winded?
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tempest
In which Shakespeare play is 'The Murder of Gonzago' used to 'Catch the conscience of the king'?
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hamlet
In which Italian city does the play 'Othello' begin, which is also the title of another work by Shakespeare?
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venice
In which Shakespearean play does the character say, 'The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king'?
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hamlet
In which Shakespearean play does Laertes' last line state, 'Mine and my father's death come not upon thee, nor thine on me'?
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hamlet
Which Shakespearean play features a drama with the line 'The Raven himself is hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under my battlements'?
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macbeth
In which play does the 1st witch call to her cat with the cry, 'I come, Graymalkin!'?
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macbeth
In which Shakespearean play does a fool tell a king, 'All thy other titles thou hast given away; that thou wast born with'?
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king lear
Which Caesar, besides Julius, appears in Antony & Cleopatra?
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augustus
In which city is Theseus the duke in Shakespeare's play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?
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athens
In which Shakespearean comedy does Olivia fall in love with Viola, who is disguised as a boy?
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twelfth night
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