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As You Like It by William Shakespeare

Test your knowledge on the pastoral comedy 'As You Like It' written by William Shakespeare. Explore the plot, characters, and themes of this famous play.

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Questions and Answers

Who is the heroine in the play As You Like It?

Rosalind

Where does Rosalind seek safety and love in As You Like It?

Forest of Arden

Which character in As You Like It speaks the famous line 'All the world's a stage'?

Jaques

In what year was As You Like It first published in the First Folio?

<p>1623</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is Rosalind permitted to stay at court?

<p>Because she is the closest friend of Frederick's child</p> Signup and view all the answers

What alias does Rosalind assume in the forest of Arden?

<p>Ganymede</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does Orlando flee his home?

<p>He is persecuted by his older brother Oliver</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is 'the melancholy Jaques' lamenting over in the forest of Arden?

<p>The slaughter of a deer</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who does Rosalind pretend to be when meeting Orlando?

<p>Ganymede</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which character falls in love with Ganymede, who is actually Rosalind in disguise?

<p>Silvius</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who tries to woo the dull-witted shepherdess Audrey in the play?

<p>Touchstone</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who does Oliver fall in love with in the forest, thinking she is Aliena?

<p>Celia</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which character rescues Oliver from a lioness in the forest?

<p>Orlando</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who declines the invitation to return to the court and prefers to adopt a religious life at the end of the play?

<p>Jaques</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is Orlando forced to flee his home?

<p>He is persecuted by his older brother</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who are 'Ganymede' and 'Aliena' disguised as upon arriving in the Arcadian Forest of Arden?

<p>Ganymede as a young man and Aliena as a poor lady</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does the character Corin play in the story?

<p>An impoverished tenant</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is introduced weeping over the slaughter of a deer in the Arcadian Forest of Arden?

<p>Jaques</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who does Phebe fall in love with in the play As You Like It?

<p>Silvius</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the alias Rosalind uses when she meets Orlando in As You Like It?

<p>Ganymede</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who tries to marry Audrey in the play As You Like It?

<p>Touchstone</p> Signup and view all the answers

In As You Like It, who threatens to kill William 'a hundred and fifty ways'?

<p>Touchstone</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which source did Thomas Lodge use for his work 'Rosalynde, Euphues Golden Legacie'?

<p>'The Tale of Gamelyn'</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was 'As You Like It' first printed in a collected edition of Shakespeare's plays?

<p>1623</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where was William Shakespeare born and raised?

<p>Stratford-upon-Avon</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many children did William Shakespeare have with Anne Hathaway?

<p>Three</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the playing company that William Shakespeare was a part-owner of in London?

<p>King's Men</p> Signup and view all the answers

At what age did William Shakespeare retire to Stratford?

<p>49</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which period did Shakespeare mainly write tragedies like Hamlet and Othello?

<p>Up to 1608</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used to describe the type of plays Shakespeare wrote in the last phase of his life?

<p>Tragicomedies</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who were the two fellow actors and friends of Shakespeare who published the First Folio in 1623?

<p>John Heminges and Henry Condell</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the famous epithet given to Shakespeare by Ben Jonson in the Preface of the First Folio?

<p>'Not of an age, but for all time'</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where was Shakespeare baptized?

<p>Stratford-upon-Avon</p> Signup and view all the answers

At what age did Shakespeare marry Anne Hathaway?

<p>18</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which school is believed to have educated Shakespeare during his childhood?

<p>The King's New School in Stratford</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was Shakespeare's date of birth traditionally observed?

<p>23 April</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who guaranteed the marriage between Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway?

<p>Anne Hathaway's neighbors</p> Signup and view all the answers

When were Shakespeare's twins, Hamnet and Judith, baptized?

<p>2 February 1585</p> Signup and view all the answers

What led to Shakespeare's 'lost years' between 1585 and 1592?

<p>Attempts to evade prosecution for deer poaching</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Nicholas Rowe, why did Shakespeare supposedly flee Stratford for London?

<p>To escape prosecution for deer poaching</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of Shakespeare's children died at the age of 11?

<p>Hamnet</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what book did Shakespeare's coat of arms appear featuring spears as a pun on the family name?

<p>Promptuarium armorum</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did John Ward suggest Shakespeare died?

<p>Due to a fever contracted at a merry drinking session</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did Thomas Quiney have to do public penance?

<p>For fathering an illegitimate child</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was Shakespeare's elder daughter that he left the bulk of his estate to?

<p>Susanna</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Shakespeare leave to his wife, Anne, in his will?

<p>His second best bed</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where was Shakespeare buried after his death?

<p>In the chancel of Holy Trinity Church</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Shakespeare retire?

<p>Before the Globe Theatre burned down in 1613</p> Signup and view all the answers

What event led to Shakespeare writing fewer plays after 1610?

<p>The closure of London playhouses due to the bubonic plague</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did Shakespeare have less acting work in London during certain years?

<p>The London playhouses were closed due to the bubonic plague</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role did John Fletcher likely take over from Shakespeare?

<p>House playwright of the King's Men</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which year did Shakespeare buy a gatehouse in Blackfriars priory?

<p>1612</p> Signup and view all the answers

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