Brett Savage
Lunchtime Quiz: Shakespeare’s Characters
by Brett Savage - August 11, 2008 - 10:30 AM

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The play is the thing wherein Hamlet captured the conscience of the king. We’ve taken that concept and put a challenging _flossian spin on it. We’re not after your conscience (so relax); we’re after your knowledge of Shakespearean theatre. In this quiz, we’ll provide a Shakespeare character and ask you to choose the play in which he or she appears.

Take the quiz: Shakespeare’s Characters

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Comments (11)

  1. 9/10…Mrs. Young & Mr. Luks would be proud. (high school English teachers).

    posted by Beth on 8-11-2008 at 11:01 am

  2. I guessed on every single one. When the results page loaded, I completely expected my first 0/12. Much to my surprise I somehow got an 11/12. That’s some lucky guessing!!

    posted by Amanda on 8-11-2008 at 11:04 am

  3. 12/12. I knew that MFA in Renaissance Literature in Performance would come in handy.

    posted by Christina on 8-11-2008 at 11:25 am

  4. 11 out of 12. Good thing I took that Shakespeare class last semester.

    posted by Kaitie on 8-11-2008 at 11:48 am

  5. I have only read a few of these, but know the premise of enough them that the pictures included were a giveaway (10/12).

    posted by Steve on 8-11-2008 at 12:37 pm

  6. 8/12. Mostly second guessing myself, however. I love that a still from the excellent movie “Much Ado About Nothing” was used. If anyone else remembers, Gwyneth Paltrow’s character in “Shakespeare in Love” uses Valentine’s speech as her audition for “Ethel, the Pirate’s Daughter”. Do I get bonus points for remembering the “original” name of the play? ;-)

    posted by Amy on 8-11-2008 at 1:07 pm

  7. 12/12! Being a Shakespeare geek has its rewards.

    posted by Lynn on 8-11-2008 at 1:42 pm

  8. 11/12
    Missed Jacques.
    I agree Branagh’s “MAAN” was excellent. And I noticed the “R&J” still was from the ’68 Zeffirelli film.
    Love Shakespeare! A quotes quiz might be fun. Or maybe a synopsis quiz?

    posted by Nerak on 8-11-2008 at 3:14 pm

  9. Score: 100% (12 out of 12)
    Absolutely hated Shakespeare in HS and college. Language is a beast and everybody dies in the end. It wasn’t until I was 28 and saw my first live production (A Midsummers Night Dream) that I finally GOT it. Shakespeare’s funny! Who knew? Now, I see it live every chance I get. Just saw Two Gentlemen and Hamlet this summer. Can’t wait til fall productions get underway.

    posted by KJ on 8-11-2008 at 3:33 pm

  10. 11/12- I was an English major in college.

    posted by Zach on 8-11-2008 at 11:29 pm

  11. woo-hoo 12/12.
    i guess it doesn’t hurt that i’ve been in productions of over half of these from h.s. thru college.
    oh… & there was that one year i was a depressed teenager (unrequited love-ha!) & spent all my time holed up in my room with my nose in my mom’s musty old shakespeare volumes. hahaha, i can laugh at that now.

    posted by Kathryn on 8-12-2008 at 10:33 am

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