Shakespeare Plays Ms. Schreiber 11 th Grade English

Romeo and Juliet Macbeth Julius Caesar Hamlet A Midsummer’s Night Dream Much Ado About Nothing Othello Twelfth Night Click the picture of the book to get to the specific summary Review Questions

Romeo and Juliet Tragedy Set in Verona Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet Montagues and Capulets are sworn enemies Fall in love, get married Juliet fakes her death to get away from her family Romeo doesn’t know it is fake and kills himself Juliet then kills herself Montagues and Capulets end their feud because of the lose of their children Click on the picture to get back to the main menu

Macbeth Tragedy Three witches tell Macbeth he one day will be king Macbeth and Lady Macbeth kill King Duncan Macbeth kills Banquo, whose ghost then haunts Macbeth Orders that Lady Macduff and her children be murdered Lady Macbeth goes crazy with guilt and kills herself Macduff kills Macbeth Click on the picture to get back to the main menu

Julius Caesar Tragedy Caesar is warned to “Beware the Ides of March” Brutus and Cassius plan to murder Caesar Caesar is murdered on March 15 th (Ides of March) Mark Antony leads a riot at the funeral that chases Cassius and Brutus out of the city Brutus and Cassius gather an army to fight against Mark Antony and his army Cassius commits suicide on the field, Brutus then follows Mark Antony and Octavius rule Rome Click on the picture to get back to the main menu

Hamlet Tragedy Hamlet is haunted by his father’s ghost Claudius convinces Polonius that Hamlet is in love with Ophelia His father’s murderer is Claudius, the man his mother remarried and his father’s brother Hamlet accidently kills Polonius, Ophelia’s father Claudius sends Hamlet to England claiming he has gone mad Ophelia drowns herself Hamlet’s mother accidently drinks the poison intended for him and dies Hamlet stabs Claudius with a poisoned sword Hamlet dies from the strike of the poisoned sword Click on the picture to get back to the main menu

A Midsummer’s Night Dream Comedy Adventures of four young lovers; Hermia, Lysander, Helena and Demetrius Fairies inhabit the forest A group of craftsmen practicing a play are also in the forest Hermia loves Lysander but he starts to fall for Helena Lysander and Demetrius fight for Helena A servant sprinkles a love potion over Lysander to love Hermia Lysander marries Hermia and Demetrius marries Helena Click on the picture to get back to the main menu

Othello Tragedy Othello is the high general in the service of Venice Iago is jealous that Othello promoted Cassio to lieutenant Othello elopes with Desdemona Iago plots against them and tells Othello that Desdemona and Cassio are lovers Othello kills innocent Desdemona Iago’s wife tells Othello that Desdemona was innocent Iago kills his wife Othello kills himself Click on the picture to get back to the main menu

Much Ado About Nothing Comedy Beatrice and Benedick think they hate each other at first Claudio and Hero are going to get married Don John makes it look like Hero is being unfaithful to Claudio Claudio cancels the wedding and accuses Hero of letchery Hero’s family fakes her death and hide her until the truth comes out The truth does come out, and Claudio agrees to marry Hero’s cousin, it’s revealed it’s actually Hero Benedick and Beatrice realize their love for each other and they wed Click on the picture to get back to the main menu

Twelfth Night Comedy Viola cross dresses as a man name Cesario Viola falls in love with Orsino, who loves a countess Sebastian, Viola’s twin, falls in love with Olivia Orsino realizes he loves Viola and they marry Shows the madness of love Jealousy Mistaken identity Click on the picture to get back to the main menu

Quiz In which play does one of the main characters drown herself? A.HamletHamlet B.OthelloOthello C.MacbethMacbeth

Hamlet CORRECT! Ophelia goes mad with grief and anger after her father’s death and drowns herself in the river. Click to continue

Othello TRY AGAIN! Othello kills his wife Desdemona, she does not kill herself. Click the button to return to the quiz

Macbeth TRY AGAIN! Lady Macbeth goes mad with guilt for telling her husband to kill Duncan and commits suicide, assumed with a dagger. Click the button to return to the quiz

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