You might know the big names, but do you really know the supporting players who are pulling the strings behind the scenes? This test checks the motivations of villains, fools, and heroines across the whole canon. Test your knowledge with this William Shakespeare Characters Quiz
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William Shakespeare Characters Quiz Questions
- Who is the Prince of Denmark in one of Shakespeare’s tragedies?
- Who is the Moor of Venice?
- Who is the ambitious Scottish nobleman and tragic hero?
- Who is King Lear’s loyal daughter?
- Who is Romeo’s beloved?
- Who is Hamlet’s mother?
- Who kills Julius Caesar?
- Who is the jealous villain in Othello?
- Who is the fairy king in A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
- Who is the clever and witty cousin of Hero?
- Who disguises herself as a man named Cesario?
- Who is the shrew tamed by Petruchio?
- Who is the faithful friend of Hamlet?
- Who is the tragic Roman leader who loves Cleopatra?
- Who is the fairy known for mischief and mistakes?
- Who is the moneylender demanding a pound of flesh?
- Who is the wronged queen in The Winter’s Tale?
- Who is the King of Scotland at the end of Macbeth?
- Who is the Roman general betrayed by Cassius?
- Who is the young nobleman who loves Hero?
- Who is the usurping brother of Prospero in The Tempest?
- Who is the daughter of Prospero in The Tempest?
- Who is the Roman queen seeking revenge in Titus Andronicus?
- Who is the disguised heroine in The Merchant of Venice?
- Who is the talkative nurse in Romeo and Juliet?
- Who is the fool who sings in King Lear?
- Who is the melancholy friend of Antonio in The Merchant of Venice?
- Who is the noblewoman who follows her father into exile in As You Like It?
- Who is the treacherous son of King Lear?
- Who is the heroic English king known for his speech at Agincourt?