And the Speaker Is....? Part III Quiz

Answer: Edmund

In Act V Scene 3, after defeating Edmund in a duel, Edgar identifies himself and reminds Edmund that the Wheel of Fortune, a central image in the play, keeps turning. Dying, Edmund responds: "Th' hast spoken right, 'tis true. / The wheel is come full circle, I am here." (V.3: 174-175)

Answer: Alonso

In Act V Scene 1, when Ariel leads in Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo (drunk and in stolen clothes), Alonso, King of Naples, recognizes Stephano and Trinculo. He asks Trionculo "How cam'st thou in this pickle?" Trinculo responds, "I have been in such a pickle since I saw you last that I fear me will never out of my bones." (V.1: 281-283)

Answer: Richard III

In Act V Scene 3, prior to retiring for the night before the final battle, King Richard and Norfolk comment on the relative strength of both armies. When Norfolk informs Richard that the enemy has only six to seven thousand men, Richard responds: "Why, our battalia trebles that account; / Besides the King's name is a tower of strength" upon which only his forces can rely. (V.3: 11-13)

Answer: Hamlet

In Act III Scene 1, Hamlet thinks he is alone, not aware that Claudius and Polonius are hidden on stage. He ponders what options he has given his situation. "To be or not to be, that is the question" begins his consideration of whether to live and act, or die. He finally decides to live and take revenge. (III.1: 55-89)

Answer: Orlando

Rosalind, who loves Orlando, is disguised as the boy Ganymed and encourages Orlando to pretend to woo "him" to test his love. When Rosalind/Ganymed asks him how long you would have a wife, he replies, "Forever and a day." (I.1: 143-145)

Answer: The Chorus

In The Prologue, the Chorus details the cause of the tragedy about to unfold. In Verona, two families, the Capulets and Montagues, are ancient enemies. Their feud will ultimately destroy Juliet and Romeo, "a pair of star-crossed lovers," who will commit suicide. (Prologue, 1-6)

Answer: Lady Macbeth

In a soliloquy in Act I Scene 5, Lady Macbeth recognizes that although Macbeth is ambitious, he does not have the temperament to act. Although he is ambitious, he is too nice ("too full o' th' milk of human kindness") to act. She indicates her resolve to prod him into action. (I.5: 17)

Answer: Casca

In Act I Scene 2, Casca reports to Brutus and Cassius about what occurred when Caesar was offered and rejected the crown. when Cassius asks if Cicero said anything, Casca says that Cicero spoke in Greek and it meant nothing to him: "...for mine own part, it was Greek to me" [he did not understand Greek]. (I.2: 279-284)

Answer: Jack Cade

Iden and his men come upon the rebel Jack Cade who has been hiding in the woods for several days after the battle. Hungry and desperate, Cade challenges them all: "Look on me well. I have eat no meat these five days, yet come thou and thy five men, and if I do not leave you all as dead as a doornail, I pray God I may never eat grass more." Cade is subsequently killed. (IV.10: 39-41)

Answer: Jachimo

When Postumus speaks glowingly of the chaste Imogen, Jachimo suggests otherwise and says that he can prove her false. The two make a bet, Jachimo's 10,000 ducats to the diamond ring of Posthumus. To seal the wager, Jachimo states that it should be "set down by lawful counsel...lest the bargain should catch cold and starve." (I.4: 165-167)