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Order It: Sonnet 29
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Order It: Sonnet 29

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Sonnet 29 (“When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes”) is a famous example of Shakespeare’s sonnets. Try our quiz to see if you can put its lines in order.

Order It: Mark Antony's "Friends, Romans, countrymen"
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Order It: Mark Antony's "Friends, Romans, countrymen"

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Interested in politics and communication? Try our quiz and rearrange the lines of Mark Antony’s “Friends, Romans, countrymen” speech from Julius Caesar, a famous passage from Shakespeare’s plays and a brilliant example of political oratory.

Quiz: The animals in Shakespeare's plays
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Quiz: The animals in Shakespeare's plays

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Take our quiz on the amazing variety of animals in Shakespeare’s plays, from a mix of dogs and horses to song birds, ferocious wild animals, and much more.

Order It: Jaques's "All the world's a stage"
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Order It: Jaques's "All the world's a stage"

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“All the world’s a stage,” says Jacques in a famous speech from As You Like It about life and the passage of time. Take this quiz to see if you can correctly order the lines that follow.

Quiz: Which characters use foreign words and phrases?
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Quiz: Which characters use foreign words and phrases?

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Take this quiz to see if you can tell which characters in the plays used foreign words and phrases, including the famous three-word Latin question, “Et tu, Brutè?”

Order It: "If music be the food of love" from Twelfth Night
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Order It: "If music be the food of love" from Twelfth Night

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“If music be the food of love, play on.” Take this quiz to see if you can correctly order the lines of the opening speech of Twelfth Night, with its memorable reference to a bank of violets.

Quiz: Which Shakespeare plays inspired these novels?
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Quiz: Which Shakespeare plays inspired these novels?

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Can you identify which Shakespeare plays inspired these novels? Quiz: Which Shakespeare Plays Inspired These Novels? Given the title, author, and a brief note about the novel’s plot, see if you can identify the Shakespeare play it’s inspired by. Exit,…

Quiz: It’s a Henry play. But which one?
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Quiz: It’s a Henry play. But which one?

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(left-right) Mr. Lewis Waller as Henry V (ca. 1910); Peter Crook as King Henry IV, Folger Theatre, 2019, C. Stanley Photography; Zach Appelman as Henry V, Folger Theatre, 2013. Photo by Scott Suchman; Edwin Booth as King Henry VIII. Shakespeare…

Quiz: Shakespeare characters in disguise
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Quiz: Shakespeare characters in disguise

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Shakespeare’s plays are full of characters who pretend to be someone else. Take this quiz to see if you can match each character with the false name they assume as part of their disguise. Quiz: Shakespeare Characters in Disguise Shakespeare’s…

Quiz: Greek mythological figures in Shakespeare's plays
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Quiz: Greek mythological figures in Shakespeare's plays

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Troilus and Cressida is perhaps Shakespeare’s most obvious connection with classic Greek literature, given that the play’s events occur during the Trojan War. But references to Greek mythology are liberally sprinkled throughout the rest of Shakespeare’s plays as well. See…

Order It: Sonnet 98
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Order It: Sonnet 98

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It’s springtime, and Sonnet 98 is a wonderful seasonal selection from Shakespeare. Take this quiz to see if you can put the sonnet’s 14 lines into their correct order.

Order It: Sonnet 116
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Order It: Sonnet 116

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Sonnet 116 is one of Shakespeare’s most famous love sonnets. Take our quiz to see if you can put the lines of the sonnet in the correct order.

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