Characters in Shakespearean Literature Quiz

Test your knowledge of iconic characters from Shakespeare's plays with this quiz. From Hamlet to Macbeth, can you name them all?

#1

Who is the protagonist of the play 'Hamlet'?

Macbeth
Hamlet
Othello
King Lear
#2

Which character in 'Romeo and Juliet' is a member of the Capulet family?

Romeo
Juliet
Mercutio
Tybalt
#3

Which character in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is the king of the fairies?

Puck
Titania
Oberon
Helena
#4

Who is the villainous uncle of the protagonist in 'King Lear'?

Edgar
Edmund
Cornwall
Gloucester
#5

Who is the Duke of Vienna in Shakespeare's play 'Measure for Measure'?

Claudio
Angelo
Lucio
Vincentio
#6

Which character in 'Twelfth Night' disguises herself as a man?

Viola
Olivia
Maria
Feste
#7

Who is the title character in the play 'Coriolanus'?

Coriolanus
Titus
Marcius
Aufidius
#8

Which character in 'The Winter's Tale' is falsely accused of adultery?

Hermione
Perdita
Paulina
Camillo
#9

Who is the main antagonist in 'Richard III'?

King Edward IV
Queen Margaret
Richard III
Richmond
#10

In 'The Tempest', who is the daughter of the magician Prospero?

Miranda
Ariel
Caliban
Ferdinand
#11

In which play does the character 'Iago' appear?

Othello
Macbeth
King Lear
The Tempest
#12

Who is the king of Scotland in Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth'?

Duncan
Macduff
Malcolm
Banquo
#13

In which play does the character 'Prospero' appear?

The Tempest
Twelfth Night
As You Like It
Measure for Measure
#14

Who is the main antagonist in 'Othello'?

Iago
Cassio
Desdemona
Emilia
#15

In 'The Taming of the Shrew', who is Petruchio's love interest?

Bianca
Katherine
Tranio
Hortensio
#16

Which character in 'Julius Caesar' delivers the famous 'Friends, Romans, countrymen' speech?

Cassius
Brutus
Mark Antony
Caesar
#17

In 'Antony and Cleopatra', who is Cleopatra's lover?

Caesar
Antony
Octavius
Enobarbus
#18

Who is the fool in 'King Lear'?

Feste
Touchstone
Lear's Fool
Gravedigger
#19

Which character in 'As You Like It' is banished from the court and takes refuge in the Forest of Arden?

Rosalind
Celia
Orlando
Jaques
#20

Who is the title character in the play 'Cymbeline'?

Imogen
Cymbeline
Belarius
Posthumus
#21

Which character in 'The Merchant of Venice' is known for the phrase 'If you prick us, do we not bleed?'

Shylock
Portia
Antonio
Bassanio
#22

Which character in 'Macbeth' famously utters the line 'Out, damned spot!'?

Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
The Witches
Banquo
#23

Who is the king of Navarre in 'Love's Labour's Lost'?

Berowne
Ferdinand
Longaville
King Ferdinand
#24

Which character in 'Henry V' gives the famous 'Once more unto the breach, dear friends' speech?

Henry V
Exeter
Fluellen
Pistol
#25

In 'Macbeth', which character becomes king at the end of the play?

Malcolm
Macduff
Macbeth
Duncan

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