It's been almost 4 centuries since the departure of William Shakespeare (according to historians), but his plays, his words and his wit are still very much around, very much read and very much performed. His contribution to language, beauty and art has never been forgotten. That is why all of us have at least some of his quotes in our head, as you're about to see. Your challenge is simple: Complete the following 12 Shakespeare quotes!
1 of 12
Fair is foul, and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and ________.
filthy air
farid air
go up there
2 of 12
All that glitters is not ___.
gold
true
real
3 of 12
To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be ____________.
fair to any man
true to any man
false to any man
4 of 12
Brevity is the soul of ____.
wit
passion
theatre
5 of 12
The course of true love never did __________.
go anywhere you wanted it to
run in a direction
run smooth
6 of 12
If music be the food of love, ______.
dance
dance free
play on
7 of 12
These violent delights have __________...
violent beginnings
violent ways
violent ends
8 of 12
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would _________.
smell as sweet
be as sweet
taste as delicious
9 of 12
Love all, trust a few, _______.
help no one
be a host
do wrong to none
10 of 12
Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night _________.
until tomorrow
I will see you tomorrow
till it be morrow
11 of 12
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness ________.
thrust upon them
in their blood
tied upon them
12 of 12
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death _____.
in their lives
but once
not even once
Shall We Try Again?
You may want to try this test again, as it seems you didn't know many of these lines. Then again, who does? Not many... READ MOREYou may want to try this test again, as it seems you didn't know many of these lines. Then again, who does? Not many. So don't feel bad, but how about another round now you're a bit the wiser?
Good for you! These are NOT common knowledge, and even to guess their intent shows you remember quite a bit from... READ MOREGood for you! These are NOT common knowledge, and even to guess their intent shows you remember quite a bit from Shakespeare's wonderful plays. Good job!
We thoughts we were SO clever with this one. "No one would get more than 10 correct." we thought. Well, isn't our face... READ MOREWe thoughts we were SO clever with this one. "No one would get more than 10 correct." we thought. Well, isn't our face red (or it would be if there wasn't egg all over it). You really showed some incredible knowledge for lines that have been out of use for a very long time. Our sincere adoration and congratulations!
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