Shakespeare Plays Fill in the Blank

All's Well That End's Well: It ends when _____ finally gets to be with her love Bertram.

Antony and Cleopatra: Beginning in a queen's palace in the city of _____, the main characters die in the Battle of ____, leading _____ to become emperor.

As You Like It: The play opens with the brothers Oliver and _____ fighting over a plot of land. The latter of those brothers flees to the forest of ____ where he meets the Duke Senior, the jester _____ and reunites with the woman he will fall in love with, _____. At one point the character Jaques delivers the famous monologue _______.

Comedy of Errors: A flurry of misunderstandings occur, originating from the presence of two sets of ____.

Coriolanus: Coriolanus goes mad with power and attempts to destroy Rome before being killed by _____ for his betrayal.

Cymbeline: King Cymbeline of Britain banishes his daughter _____'s husband, who then makes a bet on her fidelity. That daughter will later sing a song saying "Hark, hark a ____."

Hamlet: In _____ Castle Prince Hamlet of ______ seeks revenge against his uncle, _______, who murdered his father and married his mother, ______. Later, he delivers the famous monologue "to be or not to be" while holding the _____ of his friend _____. At the same time, the counsellor ______ gives advice to his son, ______. That counsellor's daughter, ______, is being used as a pawn in the machinations of other characters, but at the same time is also the love interest of Hamlet.

Henry IV, Part I: With his son Prince ___, King Henry IV goes to battle to stop his rival ____.

Henry IV, Part II: While ill, Henry IV says the famous line "_____ lies the head that wears the crown." Henry IV dies leading Henry V to become king and banish his former friend _____ from court.

Henry V: The play takes place before and after the battle of _____. Henry gives many famous speeches, including one on ______ day.

Henry VI, Part I: The play mostly follows a war with the French, which the famous female knight ________ fights in.

Henry VI, Part II: Against the wishes of the nobles, King Henry marries the penniless ______ who plots against him with her lover.

Henry VI, Part III: After ____ brings up claims to the throne, Henry changes the succession and makes him his heir, disinheriting his own son

Henry VIII: King Henry VIII listens to Cardinal ______ too much and gives him power, which the Cardinal uses to convict a duke of treason. Henry divorces his wife Katharine to be with Anne Boleyn, who will later give birth to Princess _______.

Julius Caesar: As the emperor Julius Caesar becomes increasingly unpopular, a soothsayer tells him to "beware the _______." He is then betrayed and killed by his once allies Cassius and ______, among others.

King John: King John goes to war against the French after claims that his nephew ______ should be king instead. At one point a character says the famous line "to gild refined gold, to paint the ____."

King Lear: King Lear divides his kingdom among the two daughters who flatter him (____ & ____) and banishes the third one who loves him (______).

Love's Labour's Lost: The King of _____ and three of his friends plan to vow to avoid women, though they later break that oath.

Macbeth: The play starts off with Macbeth and his friend _____ walking through a forest, where they get advice from three witches who call themselves "_____." Macbeth eventually becomes power hungry and kills King _____, later feeling remorse for his actions. However, he is defeated when, per the witches' warnings, ______ wood comes to _______ castle and _______ kills him.

Measure for Measure: The Duke leaves Angelo in charge of Vienna, where he quickly condemns _____ to death, though he is eventually punished.

Merchant of Venice: The protagonist _______, an antisemitic merchant, takes a loan from the Jew Shylock to help his friend to court ______. Antonio can't repay the loan, and without mercy, Shylock demands a pound of his _____, though he is later saved by his friend's wife.

Merry Wives of Windsor: The protagonist _______ decides to fix his financial woe by seducing the wives of two wealthy merchants. Those wives (Mistresses _____&______) end up playing tricks on him until he leaves them alone

Midsummer Night's Dream: Many different plots take place in the forest near the city of _____, where the play occurs. Firstly, a pair of Athenian couples get in a love square as the mischievous fairy ____ gives them love potions. Secondly, as the fairy queen _____ and fairy king _____ are arguing over who should take care of a changeling boy they adopted, the same mischievous fairy as before makes the fairy queen fall in love with the human _______ who has turned into a ______. And thirdly, a group of rude mechanicals attempt to put on the play _________, in preparation for a royal wedding.

Much Ado about Nothing: The plot revolves around two main romantic pairings: While ____&_____ are on the verge of marriage, _______&______ are locked in a witty verbal war, each convinced they are better off single. At the same time, there is a plot by _____ to bring both couples together.

Othello: Othello, a Moorish general, secretly marries __________, a Venetian woman, against her father's wishes. ____, Othello's ensign, fueled by resentment over _____ being promoted instead of him, plots to destroy Othello's life. He uses Othello's jealousy to try to trick him into thinking his wife is cheating on him, at one point calling jealousy a "_______" and when Othello finds out it was a lie, he takes his own life.

Pericles: Pericles, a Prince of ____ faces perilous journeies through various lands and sea adventures.

Richard II: King Richard II banishes his cousin ________, seizes noble land, and uses the money to fund wars, before eventually being murdered in prison.

Richard III: Richard III wishes to be king, and kills his nephews _____&____ to accomplish this. Quotes from this play include talking about the "_____ of our discontent" and Richard III lamenting "my kingdom for a ____." Eventually, ______ kills Richard III, ending the War of the Roses.

Romeo and Juliet: Set in _____, the story follows the feud of two families: ______ (which Juliet belongs to) and _______ (which Romeo belongs to). Many fights break out between the two families, including when ______ kills Romeo's friend ______, and Romeo kills him in return. After a misunderstanding in which _________ fails to deliver a letter to Romeo telling him that the poison _________ gave Juliet was fake, he kills himself and Juliet does the same.

Taming of the Shrew: ______ loves the merchant's daughter ______ but cannot court her until her shrewish older sister ________ marries. The eccentric ________ marries the reluctant daughter and uses a number of tactics to render her an obedient wife.

Tempest: The magician _______ uses magic to conjure a storm and torment the survivors of a shipwreck, including the King of Naples. His slave, _______, plots to rid himself of his master, but is thwarted by his spirit-servant Ariel. The King’s young son _______, thought to be dead, falls in love with the magicians's daughter ______. The play ends when said magician confronts his brother and reveals his identity as the usurped Duke of _____.

Timon of Athens: Timon, a rich man in massive debt who none of his "friends" will help, runs away to live in a _____ where he curses humanity, finds gold, funds someone to destroy Athens, and dies.

Titus Andronicus: After vowing to take revenge against Titus, four prisoners of war mutilate Titus' daughter _____ and have his sons killed and banished. Titus kills two of them and cooks them into a ___, which he serves to their mother ______ before killing her too.

Troilus and Cressida: Set during the _____ War, the story follows a the lovers Troilus and Cressida, the latter of whom betrays the former.

Twelfth Night: When a set of twins is separated by sea, one of them, ______, disguises herself as a man and falls in love with a duke _____. At the same time, the characters of Sir Toby Belch and Maria play pranks on the servant _______.

Two Gentlemen of Verona: Set both in Verona and ______, the story follows two friends (______&______) as they fall in love with the same woman.

Winter's Tale: The tale follows the story of _____, the King of Sicily, his wife, ______, and their daughter, ______.