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Shakespeare & Beyond

Quiz: How well do you know the endings of Shakespeare's plays?

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Louis Butelli (Feste) sings the final lines in Twelfth Night, directed by Robert Richmond, Folger Theatre, 2013. Photo by Scott Suchman.

Challenge thyself! Test your Shakespeare knowledge and take this quiz.

You may have gotten a perfect score on our quiz about first lines in Shakespeare plays, but how will you do with lines that come near the end of his plays?

(If you need some hints, or you want to see the context for each line, you can read the full text of Shakespeare’s plays at Folger Digital Texts, which is also searchable.)

 

Comments

These quizzes are so much fun (although sometimes quite humbling)! More, please!

Jacqueline West — January 8, 2017

It’s crazy that 80% of the people got 7 or more correct out of 9. There are some hardcore Shakespeare nerds taking this test. I missed one !

Rick — January 9, 2017