Great Quotes From Shakespeare Trivia Quiz

Answer: Julius Caesar

Caesar: Act III/scn.1/line 77
Caesar found out the hard way that friends are not always what they seem to be. His so-called friends stabbed him in the back, literally.

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

Mercutio: Act III/scn. 1/ lines 105-107
He became the first victim in the long line of bloodshed to come. It could be debated that this is William Shakespeare's most famous play. It has been performed throughout the years with many different plot adaptations. One famous revival of "Romeo and Juliet" was the Bernstein musical "West Side Story."

Answer: King Lear

Lear: Act I/scn. 1/lines 264-267
O.K., here's the scoop. Lear asked each of his three daughters to preach their love for him. The first two, Goneril and Regan, were readily sycophantic. Cordelia, being the strong hearted woman that she was, protested this question: "Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave my heart into my mouth: I love your majesty acording to my bond; nor more nor less." So Lear kicked her out of the Kingdom and disowned her as his child.

Answer: Hamlet

Hamlet: Act I/scn. 2/lines 64-65
During this aside, Hamlet asserted that he didn't resemble Claudius in nature, and despised him more than anything. Claudius, who was then King of Denmark, was worried Hamlet would figure out he was behind King Hamlet senior's murder. Of course, Hamlet already knew it was Claudius, but he just had to prove it.

Answer: Twelfth Night; or, What You Will

Duke Orsino: Act V/scn. 1/lines 216-218 This is my favorite amongst all of Shakespeare's plays. Its witty plot rejuvenates the soul. It's a very short play so I recommend all to read it. Here's a basic overview of the play: The twins Sebastian and Viola were separated in a shipwreck, and both believed the other had drowned. Viola took on the disguise of a soldier named Cesario, for safety reasons. Viola, dressed as Cesario, went to Duke Orsino to become his page.

She fell in love with him at first sight, but unfortunately he was in love with the Countess Olivia. Plus Viola was now a boy, as far as the Duke knew.

The Duke sent Cesario to Olivia to deliver a message of his undying love for her. The mourning Countess fell madly in love with Cesario during their meeting.

Then when all the chaos was at its peak, the love triangle formed into a square when Sebastian returned to the scene. Thinking Sebastian was Cesario, Olivia rushed him to the priest by whom they were immediatly married.

The Duke arrived at Olivia's estate to find her and confessed his love in person. Through chance and circumstance the four of them met face to face. Olivia and the Duke saw two Cesarios, while the twins recognized each other. This was the scene from which the quote was taken. Well, in the end Olivia kept Sebastian, while Orsino and Viola wed. It's a complicated story but it's really cute.

Answer: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Hermia: Act III/ scn. 2/lines 282-284
This is another one of my favorite plays. It's probably one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies. This play links the realm of the fantasy world with real life. It poses the question "Does a world of fairies and other fictitious creatures truly exsist?" A dream can be so much more than it seems.

Answer: Antony and Cleopatra

Demetrius: Act I/scn. 1/lines 59-61
And you thought Romeo and Juliet had it bad. Antony and Cleopatra had empires denouncing their love for each other. Just like Romeo and Juliet, the lovers died for each other in the end. Antony was wounded in battle, leading to his eventual death. Cleopatra, who could not bear to live without her beloved, killed herself with the venomous bite of an asp.

Answer: Macbeth

Macbeth: Act V/scn. 8/lines 12-14
Never murder a king, it always comes back and hits you in the end. Lady Macbeth had to be one of Shakespeare's greatest characters/villans. Her lust for power drove Macbeth to kill King Duncan. Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth went insane over their guilt and wound up dying in the end.

Answer: Troilus and Cressida

Thersites: Act II/scn. 2/ lines 119-120
This was the great story of Troy. Trolius was a son of Riam, the King of Troy. He fell in love with Cressida, who was the daughter of Calchas--a Trojan priest taking part with the Greeks. Obviously Shakespeare loved to write about forbidden romances.

Answer: Second Part of King Henry VI

Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester: Act I/scn. 2/lines 24-26
Shakespeare was famous for creating plays about real people. There were three installments of "King Henry VI". Other biographical plays included "The Tragedy of King Richard III", "The Life of King Henry V", and "Julius Caesar".