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1. In "The Merchant of Venice", that remarkable woman PORTIA saves her lover's best friend, Antonio, from certain death by her brilliant arguments, declaiming all the while "the quality of mercy is not strained..."
But there is yet another Portia, a strong woman who stands by her man showing her valour and strength of character. Can you recall from which play?
2. Those who have read Shakespeare would be familiar with VINCENTIO, the Duke in "Measure for Measure". But there is yet another Vincentio in another of Shakespeare's comedies. Can you recall which one?
3. Ah JULIET! So young and so tragic! Romeo dies for the love of her, and then she dies too, in "Romeo and Juliet". But you'll get points only if you can recall where else the name Juliet recurred in the Shakespearean plays...
4. One of the least popular of Shakespeare's tragedies might well be "Titus Andronicus"; certainly it is one of the least performed. But lit students might well recall the name DEMETRIUS in this play. He was one of the sons of Tamora, the Queen of the Goths. But there is another more easily recalled Demetrius in one of Shakespeare's better known plays. Now this play is performed often, so it should be easy....
5. BRUTUS, besides being an honourable man, was the protagonist of "Julius Caesar", whose love for Rome led him to assassinate Caesar. Can you recall yet another Shakespearean play in which the name Brutus recurs?
6. More on the histories. Menenius AGRIPPA, friend of Caius Marcius Coriolanus, in the play "Coriolanus",is an eloquent mediator whose articulations lend colour to the story. In which other play does the name Agrippa recur?
7. ANTONIO. Now here's a popular name. Besides being the object of Shylock's hatred in "The Merchant of Venice", the name Antonio also occurs in "Two Gentlemen of Verona" in the form of the father of Proteus, one of the two said gentlemen, and in "Twelfth Night" as a friend of Sebastian's. There is yet another main Shakespearean character by this name. Do you remember from which play?
8. VALENTINE, in "Twelfth Night" appears in the opening scene with Duke Orsino, describing the lovely Olivia to him in picturesque terms. Valentine is also the name of another of Shakespeare's protagonists...Name the play.
9. HELENA,the strong and admirable daughter of a poor doctor in "All's Well that Ends Well" goes to great lengths to woo (the rather pompous, in my opinion)Bertram. There is another Helena, in another of Shakespeare's plays, who suffers from unrequited love for her man...Which play?
10. HERMIONE is Queen to Leontes,and mother to the lovely Perdita in "The Winter's Tale." HERMIA (not strictly speaking, a 'double take') appears in one of Shakespeare's most delightful comedies...Which one?
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