Themes and Relationships in Shakespearean Plays Quiz

Test your knowledge on Shakespearean plays with questions about characters, relationships, and famous lines. How well do you know Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and more?

#1

In which Shakespearean play does the character Hamlet appear?

Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
Hamlet
Othello
#2

What is the name of Romeo's love interest in Romeo and Juliet?

Juliet
Ophelia
Desdemona
Cordelia
#3

Who is the main antagonist in 'Othello'?

Iago
Cassio
Roderigo
Brabantio
#4

Which Shakespearean play features the character Prospero as its main protagonist?

A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Merchant of Venice
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
#5

Who is the protagonist in 'As You Like It'?

Rosalind
Celia
Orlando
Jacques
#6

What is the name of the fairy king in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?

Oberon
Puck
Titania
Bottom
#7

Who is the villain in 'Much Ado About Nothing'?

Benedick
Beatrice
Don John
Claudio
#8

Which Shakespearean play features the famous line 'To be, or not to be, that is the question'?

Macbeth
Hamlet
King Lear
The Tempest
#9

Who is Macbeth's wife in the play 'Macbeth'?

Lady Macduff
Lady Capulet
Lady Macbeth
Lady Montague
#10

In 'King Lear', which character betrays the titular character?

Cordelia
Regan
Goneril
Edmund
#11

Who says the famous line 'If you prick us, do we not bleed?' in 'The Merchant of Venice'?

Shylock
Antonio
Portia
Bassanio
#12

Who is Romeo's closest friend in 'Romeo and Juliet'?

Benvolio
Mercutio
Tybalt
Paris
#13

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

Katharina
Bianca
Hortensio
Lucentio
#14

Who disguises themselves as a man named Cesario in 'Twelfth Night'?

Olivia
Viola
Maria
Feste
#15

What is the relationship between Viola and Sebastian in Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'?

Brother and sister
Husband and wife
Cousins
Master and servant
#16

In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', which character is known for their love potion?

Hermia
Titania
Puck
Helena
#17

Which character speaks the famous line 'All the world's a stage' in 'As You Like It'?

Orlando
Rosalind
Jaques
Touchstone
#18

Which character famously declares 'Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow' in 'Romeo and Juliet'?

Juliet
Romeo
Mercutio
Friar Laurence
#19

Who is the villainous character that plots against Hero and Claudio in 'Much Ado About Nothing'?

Benedick
Beatrice
Don John
Leonato

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