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Shakespeare Plays and Characters

Major Shakespeare plays, characters, and plot points.

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41 basic cards for General Literature. It opens with "What does Hamlet pretend to be in order to investigate his father's death?" and "How does Ophelia die in Hamlet?". Study it alongside the other General sets below.

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What does Hamlet pretend to be in order to investigate his father's death?
Show answerMad
How does Ophelia die in Hamlet?
Show answerBy drowning
Who is Gertrude to Hamlet?
Show answerHis mother
What did Claudius do to become king in Hamlet?
Show answerHe murdered Hamlet's father
Whose ghost appears to Hamlet at the beginning of the play?
Show answerHis father's ghost
In what context does Hamlet say 'To be or not to be'?
Show answerWhile contemplating suicide
What is the genre of Macbeth?
Show answerTragedy
What key prediction do the three witches make to Macbeth?
Show answerThat he will become King of Scotland
What does Lady Macbeth ask to be filled with?
Show answerCruelty
How does Romeo and Juliet end?
Show answerBoth die in the tomb
What family does Romeo belong to in Romeo and Juliet?
Show answerThe Montagues
What family does Juliet belong to in Romeo and Juliet?
Show answerThe Capulets
Which Shakespeare play features the famous balcony scene?
Show answerRomeo and Juliet
What is Othello's military rank?
Show answerGeneral
Why does Iago want to destroy Othello?
Show answerHe feels passed over for promotion

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