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Famous Playwright, Poet And Others: Plays by William Shakespeare
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1. Fill in the blank. In the play, 'Macbeth,' a number of characters refer to the Three Witches as _______
2. In the play, 'Richard III,' who speaks of 'the winter of our discontent' (I.i.1)?
3. In the play, 'Richard III,' who does Richard hire to kill the young princes?
4. Hamlet is considered to be what kind of play?
5. In the play, 'Macbeth,' who becomes king immediately after Duncan's murder?
6. In 'Hamlet,' who says that 'something is rotten in the state of Denmark'?
7. In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' who is Nick Bottom?
8. What does the term 'renaissance' mean?
9. In 'Macbeth,' where is Macduff when he learns of his family's execution?
10. Who was Shakespeare's wife?
11. What literary genre is Shakespeare's 'Venus and Adonis'?
12. In the play, 'Twelfth Night,' who is Sebastian?
13. William Shakespeare's father primarily worked as which of the following?
14. Who is the heroine of the play, 'All's Well that Ends Well'?
15. In 'Hamlet,' which character is left alive at the end of the play?
16. Where does the sonnet form originate from?
17. In the play, 'Twelfth Night,' what does Viola refer to herself as when she disguises herself as a man?
18. In the play, 'Richard III,' who is the mother of Prince Edward?
19. In the play, 'Henry V,' who is the close friend and mentor of young Henry?
20. In the play, 'Macbeth,' according to the witches, who will inherit the Scottish throne?
21. Which of the following poems was authored by Shakespeare?
22. Who is the central heroine of the play, 'Twelfth Night'?
23. In the play, 'Macbeth,' who is the goddess of witchcraft?
24. In the play, 'Richard III,' who is manipulated into marrying Richard?
25. Who kills Macbeth at the end of the play, 'Macbeth'?

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