Take this Name That Shakespeare Quote! Quiz! Difficult Trivia | Shakespeare

Answer: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Puck, in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', has completely messed things up by making both Lysander and Demetrius fall in love with Helena (they were previously both in love with Hermia) and so is mimicking their voices to each other so that they'll follow the voice, thinking they're going to fight each other. Puck then puts them all into an enchanted sleep.

Answer: Macbeth

Macduff says this to Malcolm, one of the unfortunate King Duncan's sons, upon learning that Duncan has been murdered. Lennox then says that it was apparently the servants who did it.

Answer: The Tempest

Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban are all getting drunk together in this scene. Trinculo and Stephano are survivors of the shipwreck, and they at first think that Caliban is some weird kind of fish.

Answer: Twelfth Night

This is a little complicated. Malvolio, speaker of this line, is hated by Toby Belch, Maria, and Andrew Aguecheek (great names, huh?), and so they decide to play a mean trick on him. Malvolio is very ambitious for the butler-type that he is, and so he swallows the hook when Maria, who has handwriting very like the lady of the house's, sends him a forged 'love letter' from Olivia (the lady of the house) to Malvolio, bidding him wear yellow stockings (she hates the color yellow) and cross-garter them (Olivia thinks that fashion is stupid) and smile. Malvolio is humiliated, thrown in a dungeon, and finally the whole thing comes out at the end of the play when everyone else is really happy--Shakespeare does always have to have someone who isn't.

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

This is a line from the balcony scene so it shouldn't be too hard. Romeo says this just before Juliet says 'A thousand times goodnight'.

Answer: The Merchant of Venice

This is one of Portia's suitors speaking. He's African (from Morocco), and he's worried Portia won't like him because his skin's too dark.

Answer: Julius Caesar

This is the pleblians, just before Brutus and Antony make their big speeches.

Answer: Othello

This is a very famous line, so it shouldn't have given you any trouble. It's spoken by Iago, the legendary villain.

Answer: Henry VIII

This is probably one of the only relatively famous lines to come out of Henry VIII. It's spoken by Wolsey, who was in deep trouble with Henry at this time.

Answer: Not wisely, but too well

This is part of Othello's death speech and very famous--you should have gotten it.

Answer: Much Ado About Nothing

This is part of a song that the prince, Don Pedro, has his minstrel sing. The point is that men will never change their ways and women should just accept them that way is pretty clear, but the relevence to the play is not so.

Answer: Hamlet

Spoken by Ophelia, III, i. Hamlet has been repeatedly telling her to get to a nunnery, and since she's still in love with him, it's starting to go to her brain. She eventually commits suicide.

Answer: Love's Labor's Lost

Act one, scene one.

Answer: As You Like It

II, vii

Answer: Twelfth Night

Viola, disguised as a boy, obviously doesn't have a beard. Since she has just given Feste, who is a kind of wandering minstrel slash clown, some money, he says this line. Viola laughs.

Answer: King John

III, i.

Answer: Troilus and Cressida

V, ii.

Answer: The Comedy of Errors

This is at the end of the play, when both sets of identical twins are revealed. This is Duke Solinus's line. Things are finally going to be resolved after a whole play of mix-ups.

Answer: Much Ado About Nothing

This is Beatrice's line. She's rather like Katharina in 'The Taming of the Shrew' this way--she hates men, but especially Benedick. They end up getting married.

Answer: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Titania has just fallen in love with Bottom with the donkey's head, thanks to Oberon and the flower of love. Bottom has been singing to prove he's not scared in this wood at night and Titania sees him and falls headlong into love.

Answer: As You Like It

III, ii.

Answer: King Lear

Cordelia has just told Lear (not in so many words) that she is not going to lick his boots to try and get the kingdom. She says 'Nothing' because she loves him most but she's not going to fawn around him. Lear, thinking she means she doesn't love him at all, says 'Nothing will come of {nothing;} speak again'.

Answer: Macbeth

Macbeth is going slightly crazy at this point in the play.

Answer: Hamlet

Polonius comes into the library while Hamlet is reading. He asks Hamlet what he's reading. Hamlet, who is playing at being insane, says 'Words, words, words!'

Answer: Twelfth Night

Orsino has finally decided to ask Olivia to marry him himself, instead of sending Viola. Smart idea, huh? Think again. Olivia has just married Viola's identical twin brother and now the fun really begins!