Sayest Thou What? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Romeo

Romeo and Juliet - a pair of dills if ever they were. I believe they both were suffering from suppressed suicidal tendencies, which, unfortunately by the end of this play by Shakespeare, were no longer suppressed.

Answer: Othello

The nerve of the man. Othello is one of Shakespeare's tragedies alright. The tragedy was that silly Desdemona didn't hike it out of there after being given clear evidence that Othello was a homicidal maniac prone to pathological bursts of jealousy.

Answer: Macbeth

And what a donkey he was to fall for their tricks. They were obviously man-haters. Shakespeare was big on witches and all sorts of boogie men, and between you and me, I don't think he liked his wife's cooking either. The ingredients he had those witches tossing into their cauldron - shudder. Obviously a dig at the missus.

He did after all only leave her his second best bed when he kicked the cauldron himself.

Answer: Lear

He was tragic alright, the silly old coot. Had a whole truckload of people killed into the bargain as well because of his actions, including his most loved daughter. Personally I think he was suffering from the early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

Answer: Hamlet

With stress on the Ham. This character was truly bizarre. Freud would have had a field day with him - too attached to his father, deep resentment of his mother, incited his girlfriend to kill herself, loved playing mud pies in old graves and so forth. And all because he was a frustrated actor. Stay away from Hollywood, everyone!

Answer: Catherine Earnshaw

And poor silly Heathcliff took off without hearing the rest of Catherine's words, "So he shall never know how much I love him." This scene in "Wuthering Heights" is the most powerful and moving piece of writing in the English language. I cannot help but think however that that incredibly stupid housekeeper, Nelly, should have been shot.

Answer: Jane Eyre

This is my second favourite novel - all about the small and unloved orphan Jane Eyre who grows to find true love and equality with the dashing and slightly wicked gentleman, Edward Rochester. In a way, it also strikes a blow for the feminist movement if you like, but pooh pooh to all that. I just love it for its overwhelming romance and passion.

Answer: The Duchess of Malfi

Lord luv a duck, I had to study this play at university. It's a grim and ghastly piece of work and almost caused me to switch from the Arts to a degree in Biology instead. It's just horrible. Let this be a lesson to you, ladies. Only marry millionaires.

Answer: Jude the Obscure

Of the three children in this book, one from his marriage to another woman, and the two they produce together, they're all killed off (that part is shocking), Jude himself dies of a broken heart because Sue, in an agony of remorse, returns, of all things, to the husband she detests. If it's any consolation, Hardy's original title for the book when it was first published was "The Simpletons." I agree.

Answer: Pride and Prejudice

My favourite novel of all. This is a light-hearted look at love and manners in early 19th century England, and, thank goodness, it ends happily ever after.