Tragic events and themes in Shakespearean drama Quiz

Test your knowledge on Shakespeare's tragic plays with questions about iconic characters, themes, and unforgettable lines.

#1

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

Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Othello
#2

In which Shakespearean tragedy does the character Ophelia go mad and drown herself?

Macbeth
King Lear
Hamlet
Othello
#3

What is the name of the forest where most of the action in 'Macbeth' takes place?

Birnam Wood
Arden Forest
Black Forest
Sherwood Forest
#4

Which Shakespearean play features the character Iago, known for his manipulation and deceit?

Hamlet
Othello
King Lear
Macbeth
1 answered
#5

Which Shakespearean play features the character Portia, who disguises herself as a lawyer to save Antonio?

The Merchant of Venice
Twelfth Night
Much Ado About Nothing
As You Like It
1 answered
#6

What is the setting of Shakespeare's comedy 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?

Athens
Verona
Messina
Venice
#7

Which Shakespearean play features the character Cordelia, the youngest daughter of King Lear?

King Lear
Othello
Hamlet
Macbeth
#8

What event triggers the tragic chain of events in Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'?

Romeo's banishment from Verona
The death of Mercutio
Romeo and Juliet's secret marriage
The feud between the Capulets and Montagues
#9

Who kills Macbeth in the play of the same name?

Macduff
Banquo
Lady Macbeth
King Duncan
#10

In 'King Lear,' which character says the famous line 'How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!'?

King Lear
Goneril
Edmund
Kent
#11

In 'Julius Caesar,' who famously warns Caesar to 'Beware the Ides of March'?

Brutus
Cassius
Calpurnia
Soothsayer
#12

Which Shakespearean tragedy features a protagonist consumed by jealousy and driven to murder his wife, Desdemona?

Macbeth
Hamlet
Othello
King Lear
#13

In 'Antony and Cleopatra,' which character famously declares 'Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety'?

Octavius Caesar
Mark Antony
Enobarbus
Cleopatra
#14

What is the name of the character who plots to kill the title character in 'Richard III'?

Buckingham
Richmond
Hastings
Tyrrell
#15

Which of Shakespeare's plays is considered a problem play due to its genre ambiguity and controversial themes?

Othello
Antony and Cleopatra
Measure for Measure
The Tempest
#16

In 'Titus Andronicus,' what horrifying act is committed against the character Lavinia?

She is poisoned
She is stabbed
Her tongue is cut out and her hands are cut off
She is drowned
#17

In 'The Winter's Tale,' what causes the death of Hermione, the wife of King Leontes?

She is poisoned
She is stabbed
She dies of grief
She is burned at the stake

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