shakespeare Crossword Puzzles

Shakespeare as the Bard 2024-01-10

Shakespeare as the Bard crossword puzzle
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  1. One of his most popular plays centered around this king
  2. Used this pentameter
  3. Shakespeare wrote ___ historical plays
  4. This play was based on an old story
  5. He was first popular as a ___
  6. Type of verse he used
  7. He wrote 154 ___
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  1. This play Shakespeare wrote had the theme of power
  2. Common people in plays spoke in ___
  3. He was the bard of ___
  4. People would ___ stuff if they didn't like the play
  5. These people spoke in verse in his plays
  6. He wrote 38 ___

13 Clues: He wrote 38 ___ • He wrote 154 ___ • Used this pentameter • Type of verse he used • He was the bard of ___ • He was first popular as a ___ • Common people in plays spoke in ___ • This play was based on an old story • Shakespeare wrote ___ historical plays • These people spoke in verse in his plays • This play Shakespeare wrote had the theme of power • ...

Latest topics 2021-12-20

Latest topics crossword puzzle
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  1. first South africa prsident chosen by the people
  2. Santas main reindeer
  3. Shakeapeares theatre
  4. the man going down the chimmney
  5. the country where Ram Nath kovind is president
  6. shakespeares wife first name
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  1. Biggest mountain in India
  2. where shakespeare is from
  3. famous poet who wrote Romeo and Juliet
  4. Capital of India

10 Clues: Capital of India • Santas main reindeer • Shakeapeares theatre • Biggest mountain in India • where shakespeare is from • shakespeares wife first name • the man going down the chimmney • famous poet who wrote Romeo and Juliet • the country where Ram Nath kovind is president • first South africa prsident chosen by the people

NAME:_____________________/Literature Workshop #1 2016-03-13

NAME:_____________________/Literature Workshop #1 crossword puzzle
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  1. Will
  2. William Shakespeare
  3. Edgar Poe
  4. Arthur Doyle
  5. Dylan Thomas
  6. James Joyce
  7. Mark Twain
  8. Martì
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  1. Emily Dicinson
  2. Britton
  3. American Literature
  4. English Literture
  5. Plato
  6. Paolo Coelha
  7. Renaissance
  8. Libro Azul
  9. Ralph Waldo
  10. Vladimir Nabokov

18 Clues: Will • Plato • Martì • Britton • Edgar Poe • Libro Azul • Mark Twain • Renaissance • James Joyce • Ralph Waldo • Paolo Coelha • Arthur Doyle • Dylan Thomas • Emily Dicinson • Vladimir Nabokov • English Literture • American Literature • William Shakespeare

Giant Shakepeare Crossword Puzzle 2017-09-05

Giant Shakepeare Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Earl of Essex – The Earl of _________criticized the Lord Burgely and was executed by Queen Elizabeth.
  2. the King after Queen Elizabeth’s death
  3. Thomas _________ Judith’s husband
  4. __________ Burbage played the hero in many of Shakespeare’s plays.
  5. Will ________ was a comic actor who played Falstaff
  6. Richard II is a about a man who has little ________ ability who becomes king.
  7. the name of Shakespeare’s first daughter
  8. Lord _________ Strange was the patron of the first theater Shakespeare worked for
  9. a disease which killed one in five people in Shakespeare’s time
  10. The Merry Wives of _________.
  11. the town where Shakespeare was born.
  12. King ________is about a king with three daughters who demands they prove their love for him.
  13. _________Shakespeare was Shakespeare’s father.
  14. John __________ helped Shakespeare write Henry VIII.
  15. Anne _______ was Shakespeare’s wife
  16. The villain in The Merchant of Venice who cuts another character with a knife according to a contract.
  17. The Earl of __________ was a supporter of Shakespeare and rumored lover
  18. James _________ was the owner of the first real theater in London.
  19. Ann _______ Queen Elizabeth’s mother.
  20. A play in which the style changes halfway through. The first half was probably written by another writer.
  21. Jane _________ was King Edward’s mother
  22. A play about a Moroccan King who is convinced his Venetian wife has betrayed him.
  23. The _________ is a play in which the problem of time is solved by having a father explain how they arrived sixteen years earlier on the island.
  24. A play about a Scottish King who is a villain. In the end he loses his friends and the knowledge that his is admired.
  25. Edward ________ was a star in Marlowe’s plays
  26. The Winter’s ________ is a play about a king who sends his wife to be executed and her child to die in a forest.
  27. Julius ______ is a tragedy about a Roman ruler.
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  1. Taming of the ________ is a play is about a “bad-tempered” woman who does not obey her husband.
  2. Shakespeare’s twin who was a girl
  3. ________ the VIII was King of England from 1509-1547.
  4. This is a political play which compares the attitudes of different social classes.
  5. A Comedy of __________ is play is about two men who arrive in the a town in which each of their twin brothers live.
  6. Much Ado about ________ features a comic policeman named Dogberry from Shakespeare’s childhood.
  7. Dr. John _________Susanna’s husband
  8. In As You Like It is the character named _________ announces that they have arrived at the forest of Arden.
  9. Robert _________ was a dramatist who criticized Shakespeare before he died.
  10. Christopher __________ was a dramatist who was about the same age as Shakespeare.
  11. The Merry Wives of Windsor was written to celebrate a wedding.
  12. Romeo and _________ is a tragedy about two young lovers from rival families.
  13. Anthony and __________ is play is a tragedy about an Egyptian Queen and King who are the most famous lovers in history.
  14. This is a part played by Will Kempe in Henry IV Parts I and II.
  15. Mary _______ was Shakespeare’s mother
  16. Ben ________ was Shakespeare’s childhood friend and rival.
  17. what Shakespeare’s father made
  18. Corpus ________ is a Catholic celebration.
  19. A __________ Night’s Dream is a comedy comprised of three stories which contains a number of jokes about his friends.
  20. Love’s Labor’s ________This play portrays a real meeting between the King of Navarre and the King of France.
  21. Shakespeare’s twin who was a boy
  22. Probably Shakespeare’s greatest play. It’s about a prince who wants to avenge the death of his father.
  23. Venus and ________ is the first poem Shakespeare wrote to Henry Wriothesely.

50 Clues: The Merry Wives of _________. • what Shakespeare’s father made • Shakespeare’s twin who was a boy • Shakespeare’s twin who was a girl • Thomas _________ Judith’s husband • Dr. John _________Susanna’s husband • Anne _______ was Shakespeare’s wife • the town where Shakespeare was born. • Mary _______ was Shakespeare’s mother • Ann _______ Queen Elizabeth’s mother. • ...

The Mistake 2014-02-18

The Mistake crossword puzzle
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  1. Dr.Welch also brought _________,Newton and Galileo.
  2. Used to bring back the dead.
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  1. Dr.Welch took Shakespear to the_______.
  2. Dr.Welch thought ___________had a flexible mind.
  3. Dr.Welsh recieved _________ as a souvenir.
  4. Shakespeare's fake name.
  5. Mistake Story title.
  6. What happened to Shakespeare in the class.
  7. What subject did Robertson teach.
  8. Dr.Welch is a ________.

10 Clues: Mistake Story title. • Dr.Welch is a ________. • Shakespeare's fake name. • Used to bring back the dead. • What subject did Robertson teach. • Dr.Welch took Shakespear to the_______. • Dr.Welsh recieved _________ as a souvenir. • What happened to Shakespeare in the class. • Dr.Welch thought ___________had a flexible mind. • Dr.Welch also brought _________,Newton and Galileo.

William Shakespeare's life 2023-02-10

William Shakespeare's life crossword puzzle
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  1. queen when Shakespeare was born
  2. era when Shakespeare was born
  3. how many sonnets he wrote
  4. Shakespeare's wive
  5. Where Shakespeare's plays were performed
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  1. Shakespeare's most famous play
  2. his age when he died
  3. amount of plays he wrote
  4. Flag that was used to show tragedy.
  5. Shakespeare's birth month

10 Clues: Shakespeare's wive • his age when he died • amount of plays he wrote • how many sonnets he wrote • Shakespeare's birth month • era when Shakespeare was born • Shakespeare's most famous play • queen when Shakespeare was born • Flag that was used to show tragedy. • Where Shakespeare's plays were performed

Intro to Shakespeare 2021-11-23

Intro to Shakespeare crossword puzzle
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  1. Shakespeare's wife
  2. A speech by a single actor who is ALONE on stage
  3. the lines spoken by characters in a drama
  4. Usually written in italics and enclosed in parentheses or brackets. Describe setting, character’s emotion, mood or sets.
  5. Tragedy is a genre of story in which a hero is brought down by his/her own flaws
  6. Main character who is a Capulet
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  1. Who is known for writing 38 plays and 134 sonnets
  2. Who played the roles of women in Shakespeare plays
  3. a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
  4. An author of a play is known as a
  5. The theater that Shakespeare and his actors owned
  6. Named after the queen of England at the time. What era did Shakespeare live in
  7. A long speech made by one actor (a monologue may be delivered alone or in the presence of others.)
  8. Main character who is a Montague

14 Clues: Shakespeare's wife • Main character who is a Capulet • Main character who is a Montague • An author of a play is known as a • the lines spoken by characters in a drama • A speech by a single actor who is ALONE on stage • Who is known for writing 38 plays and 134 sonnets • The theater that Shakespeare and his actors owned • ...

How William Shakespeare Changed the World! 2016-03-17

How William Shakespeare Changed the World! crossword puzzle
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  1. unrhymed iambic pentameter used by Shakespeare, called _____ verse
  2. type of school Shakespeare attended at which he received a good grounding in Latin
  3. an expression using opposite or contrasting ideas
  4. the title of the person who writes plays
  5. Before the building of special playhouses, plays were performed in _____ & taverns.
  6. name of a leading Elizabethan actor who appeared in the original productions of many of the plays written by Shakespeare
  7. was painted on the ceiling of the theatre, as it was considered "heaven"
  8. the only span across the river, it was also the center of commerce
  9. Most of the money given to acting companies was spent on this.
  10. a play on words
  11. the name of the first professional Elizsbethan playhouse
  12. when one uses big words incorrectly while attempting to impress someone
  13. Shakespeare's sonnets are included in this category of poetry, which is a type of poetry characterized by a spontaneous expression of feeling, usually suitable for singing.
  14. the Queen who supported Shakespeare's work
  15. the number of sides of an Elizabethan playhouse
  16. "Black Death"
  17. Shakespeare wrote 5 of these; they are long poems that tell a story.
  18. played the roles of women in Elizabethan theatre, as it was thought immoral for women to act
  19. Shakespeare was born here.
  20. used in hunting, which was popular during Shakespeare's lifetime
  21. Shakespeare's wife's name
  22. another term for "rhyme tag"
  23. term for the European cultural & intellectual flowering that began in England with the Elizabethan period
  24. This person took over the throne in England after Elizabeth I's death.
  25. one of the categories of plays that Shakespeare wrote
  26. the area immediately in front of the platform of the Elizabethan stage; the audience in this area paid 1 penny & stood during the performance
  27. a form of entertainment during Shakespeare's lifetime
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  1. a forward edge of the stage
  2. one of the ways of disposing of bodies during a play
  3. when a character expresses his thoughts to the audience while alone on stage
  4. one of the elements that Elizabethans thought made up the world
  5. when the audience knows facts that the characters do not
  6. used for comic scenes, speeches with dialect, & rapidly moving scenes
  7. a science in which it was believed that if metals could be changed to gold, man could become perfect & have longevity
  8. Shakespeare's only son, born along with twin sister Judith in 1585, who died at an early age.
  9. the court official who sponsored Shakespeare's company, & where the company got its name from; a cousin of Elizabeth I
  10. another word for clothing; the word from which "dressing room" comes from
  11. having 10 syllables per line, in a weak-strong pattern
  12. words that have meanings different from today's meanings, or that are now out of general use
  13. the name of the theatre Shakespeare's company worked from
  14. the weakness in a character which causes his downfall
  15. a common medical practice during Shakespeare's lifetime
  16. These were burned at the stake as punishment.
  17. use of comedy to ease tension in a tragedy
  18. These appear at midnight to give a message to a specific person.
  19. the name of the river that London is built on
  20. a light & amusing play presented to leave a happy or pleasant impression, based on human weaknesses
  21. Shakespeare wrote 154 of these; are 14-line poems usually written in iambic pentameter with a definite rhyme scheme.
  22. making bets on which of 2 roosters will kill the other
  23. a remark made by an actor to the audience that the other actors "are not supposed to hear"

50 Clues: "Black Death" • a play on words • Shakespeare's wife's name • Shakespeare was born here. • a forward edge of the stage • another term for "rhyme tag" • the title of the person who writes plays • the Queen who supported Shakespeare's work • use of comedy to ease tension in a tragedy • These were burned at the stake as punishment. • the name of the river that London is built on • ...

Shakespeare Shakedown 2025-10-16

Shakespeare Shakedown crossword puzzle
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  1. The Tragedy which many people think is a romance.
  2. Shakespeare's homage to Ovid's Metamorphosis.
  3. Shakespeare's tragedy about a prince looking for revenge.
  4. Shakespeare's most tragic work.
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  1. The best playwright in history
  2. How Shakespeare is commonly referred.
  3. Shakespeare's work known as "The Scottish Play."
  4. The amount of known plays that Shakespeare wrote.

8 Clues: The best playwright in history • Shakespeare's most tragic work. • How Shakespeare is commonly referred. • Shakespeare's homage to Ovid's Metamorphosis. • Shakespeare's work known as "The Scottish Play." • The Tragedy which many people think is a romance. • The amount of known plays that Shakespeare wrote. • Shakespeare's tragedy about a prince looking for revenge.

Auburn Matson Crossword 2020-09-14

Auburn Matson Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. favorite bard of avon
  2. Co-worker with two dogs
  3. Name of her cat
  4. Lives in this city
  5. Country she lived in for two years
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  1. Name of her immediate boss
  2. former project manager of this company
  3. Name of commanding boss
  4. Color of her hair
  5. Name of Shakespeare & Co mentor

10 Clues: Name of her cat • Color of her hair • Lives in this city • favorite bard of avon • Co-worker with two dogs • Name of commanding boss • Name of her immediate boss • Name of Shakespeare & Co mentor • Country she lived in for two years • former project manager of this company

Banned Book Club 2022-03-07

Banned Book Club crossword puzzle
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  1. 900 year-old folk tale
  2. academic study
  3. romeo and Juliet
  4. 900 year-old folk tale
  5. politiction give this
  6. III Shakespeare was commissioned by a group of rebels
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  1. The head of the country
  2. to leave their country in order to escape war
  3. To stand up against something
  4. Not allowed
  5. democrat and republican

11 Clues: Not allowed • academic study • romeo and Juliet • politiction give this • 900 year-old folk tale • 900 year-old folk tale • The head of the country • democrat and republican • To stand up against something • to leave their country in order to escape war • III Shakespeare was commissioned by a group of rebels

Crossword Benjamín, Ignacio, Benicio ,and Ciro 2026-03-10

Crossword Benjamín, Ignacio, Benicio ,and Ciro crossword puzzle
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  1. Where William Shakespeare born
  2. Robert is fast as a cheetah
  3. Local of an Island
  4. Name of the theatre of Shakespeare
  5. Theme of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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  1. Theme of Sonnet 18
  2. Symbol of Robinson Crusoe
  3. Setting of robinson crusoe
  4. Lack of freedom
  5. The class is a jungle

10 Clues: Lack of freedom • Theme of Sonnet 18 • Local of an Island • The class is a jungle • Symbol of Robinson Crusoe • Setting of robinson crusoe • Robert is fast as a cheetah • Where William Shakespeare born • Theme of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde • Name of the theatre of Shakespeare

PUZZLE - 4 SCVT 2021-03-10

PUZZLE - 4 SCVT crossword puzzle
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  1. He is a local teacher who gave information the student information about Shakespeare.
  2. Some of the original buildings are still ... in Stratford-upon-Avon.
  3. Elizabeth I time was called the ... age.
  4. Radiochill is an online radio ...
  5. Eco-friendly products have been designed to do the least possible ... to the environment.
  6. At Shakespeare time the ... was Elizabeth I.
  7. Our Father, who art in Heaven ... be your name.
  8. We use the ... continuous to talk about activities that are going on at the time of speaking.
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  1. We use the present ... to talk about past events and activities with results or consequences in the present.
  2. He was born in Aprinl 1564.
  3. Stratford was affected by ..., fires and crimes at Shakespeare's time.
  4. Someone’s carbon ... is a measurement of the amount of carbon dioxide that their activities.
  5. A large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry.
  6. Stratford-upon-Avon is on the ... Avon.
  7. Once the planet becomes ..., there will be more droughts, storms and hurricanes.
  8. We use these tense for arrangements, intentions, plans and predictions.
  9. Career ... is a recruiting event in which employers and recruiters meet with potential employees
  10. It is used in sentences for prediction based may It is used to express uncertain predictions about the future.

18 Clues: He was born in Aprinl 1564. • Radiochill is an online radio ... • Stratford-upon-Avon is on the ... Avon. • Elizabeth I time was called the ... age. • At Shakespeare time the ... was Elizabeth I. • Our Father, who art in Heaven ... be your name. • A large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry. • ...

England Crossword Puzzle 2023-10-23

England Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The period in history when the Globe was most famous (The __ Period).
  2. This type of roof covered the stage but left the center open
  3. Name of the company Shakespeare was a part of ("Lord Chamberlain's ____"
  4. The rebuilt Globe after the fire was termed this
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  1. Costumes and props were kept here
  2. A more light-hearted type of play, typically with a happy ending
  3. The playwright who primarily wrote the plays for the Globe Theatre
  4. The type of plays Shakespeare is known for, they end unhappily
  5. What the audience came to do at the Globe Theatre
  6. A cheaper place where the audience stood during a play
  7. The theatre's primary type of material (It burned down because of this)

11 Clues: Costumes and props were kept here • The rebuilt Globe after the fire was termed this • What the audience came to do at the Globe Theatre • A cheaper place where the audience stood during a play • This type of roof covered the stage but left the center open • The type of plays Shakespeare is known for, they end unhappily • ...

William Shakespere 2023-12-15

William Shakespere crossword puzzle
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  1. When did the Bubonic plague end?
  2. Shakespeare left ___ during the plague
  3. John ____, a famous publisher bought Shakespeare's poemes
  4. When did the Bubonic plague begin?
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  1. What were most of William's sonnets about?
  2. William went back to the theater in ___
  3. During the Bubonic plague, William Shakespeare began writing ____
  4. How many sonnets did Shakespeare write over the years?

8 Clues: When did the Bubonic plague end? • When did the Bubonic plague begin? • Shakespeare left ___ during the plague • William went back to the theater in ___ • What were most of William's sonnets about? • How many sonnets did Shakespeare write over the years? • John ____, a famous publisher bought Shakespeare's poemes • ...

All the world's Stage 2021-04-27

All the world's Stage crossword puzzle
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  1. was an English playwright, poet and actor baptized April 26, 1564
  2. In 1759, David Garrick staged a performance of Antony and Cleopatra
  3. a ballet of Tchaikovsky
  4. born June 17, 1882 in Oranienbaum, Russia and died April 6, 1971
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  1. is an American musical film directed by Jerome Robbins
  2. It is a play played by ShakeSpeare in 1603
  3. was a worldwide concert tour by the Rolling Stones
  4. is a French composer born July 24, 1803 in Paris, and died in the same city on May 3, 18562
  5. a tragedy by William Shakespeare
  6. is a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, born April 11, 1891

10 Clues: a ballet of Tchaikovsky • a tragedy by William Shakespeare • It is a play played by ShakeSpeare in 1603 • was a worldwide concert tour by the Rolling Stones • is an American musical film directed by Jerome Robbins • born June 17, 1882 in Oranienbaum, Russia and died April 6, 1971 • was an English playwright, poet and actor baptized April 26, 1564 • ...

Shakespeare's Life 2024-03-07

Shakespeare's Life crossword puzzle
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  1. During Shakespeare's lifetime, what major disaster forced the closure of London theatres twice?
  2. He was also known as the .... of Avon.
  3. Kids in school are now memorizing his....
  4. Where did Shakespeare write his first play?
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  1. How many brothers and sisters did William Shakespeare have?
  2. What is Shakespeare most famous for?
  3. William Shakespeare did not attend...

7 Clues: What is Shakespeare most famous for? • William Shakespeare did not attend... • He was also known as the .... of Avon. • Kids in school are now memorizing his.... • Where did Shakespeare write his first play? • How many brothers and sisters did William Shakespeare have? • During Shakespeare's lifetime, what major disaster forced the closure of London theatres twice?

Ronan & Juliana 2022-05-17

Ronan & Juliana crossword puzzle
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  1. wherefore art thou romeo
  2. tyber
  3. cousin of romeo
  4. setting of play
  5. juliet's maiden name
  6. fights with capulet
  7. ronan
  8. peacemaker
  9. middle finger
  10. author
  11. exile
  12. juliet's mother figure
  13. odie
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  1. romeo and juliet met here
  2. juliana
  3. priest
  4. marco
  5. bulbasaur
  6. ex-fiance
  7. garfield

20 Clues: odie • tyber • marco • ronan • exile • priest • author • juliana • garfield • bulbasaur • ex-fiance • peacemaker • middle finger • cousin of romeo • setting of play • fights with capulet • juliet's maiden name • juliet's mother figure • wherefore art thou romeo • romeo and juliet met here

Renacemiento del Norte e Italia 2022-11-14

Renacemiento del Norte e Italia crossword puzzle
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  1. 4
  2. 12
  3. 24
  4. 20
  5. 11
  6. 14
  7. 13
  8. 6
  9. 18
  10. 23
  11. 21
  12. 2
  13. 15
  14. 28
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  1. 5
  2. 29
  3. 7
  4. 1
  5. 27
  6. 8
  7. 3
  8. 25
  9. 22
  10. 17
  11. 19
  12. 9
  13. 16
  14. 26
  15. 10

29 Clues: 5 • 4 • 7 • 1 • 8 • 3 • 9 • 6 • 2 • 29 • 27 • 12 • 24 • 25 • 22 • 20 • 17 • 19 • 11 • 14 • 13 • 16 • 18 • 23 • 26 • 21 • 10 • 15 • 28

Year 9 Options Fair 2026-02-20

Year 9 Options Fair crossword puzzle
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  1. Resistant Materials
  2. Art
  3. IT
  4. Drama
  5. Construction
  6. English Literature
  7. Graphics
  8. Physics
  9. Spanish
  10. English Language
  11. Food Technology
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  1. Biology
  2. Hair and Beauty
  3. Sociology
  4. Maths
  5. Music
  6. PE
  7. RE
  8. Geography
  9. Chemistry
  10. History
  11. Computer Science
  12. French
  13. Motor Vehicle
  14. Textiles

25 Clues: PE • RE • IT • Art • Maths • Music • Drama • French • Biology • History • Physics • Spanish • Graphics • Textiles • Sociology • Geography • Chemistry • Construction • Motor Vehicle • Hair and Beauty • Food Technology • Computer Science • English Language • English Literature • Resistant Materials

Shakespeare Literature Terms 2021-02-08

Shakespeare Literature Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme; couplets often signal the EXIT of a character or end of a scene
  2. a play, novel, or other narrative that depicts serious and important events in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.
  3. a writer or speaker says one thing, but really means something completely different
  4. event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period.
  5. humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot.
  6. words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others onstage
  7. a speech by one character in a play.
  8. poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter (“pent”=5; “meter”=measure); each line of poetry contains 5 iambs, or metrical feet, that consist of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
  9. a group who says things at the same time
  10. the audience or reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not know
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  1. a short introduction at the beginning of a play that gives a brief overview of the plot
  2. fourteen-line lyric poem that is usually written in iambic pentameter and that has one of several rhyme schemes (Shakespearean-3 four-line units or quatrains, followed by a concluding two-line unit, or couplet; abab cdcd efef gg).
  3. character who changes as a result of the story’s events
  4. direct, unadorned form of language, written or spoken, in ordinary use
  5. an unusually long speech in which a character who is on stage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloud.
  6. a story written to be acted for an audience.
  7. character who is used as a contrast to another character; writer sets off/intensifies the qualities of 2 characters this way.
  8. a play on the multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings
  9. a combination of contradictory terms (EX: jumbo shrimp).
  10. character who does not change much in the course of a story.

20 Clues: a speech by one character in a play. • a group who says things at the same time • a story written to be acted for an audience. • humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot. • character who changes as a result of the story’s events • a combination of contradictory terms (EX: jumbo shrimp). • event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period. • ...

Shakespeare Literary Terms 2021-02-10

Shakespeare Literary Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. relief humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot
  2. a play, novel, or other narrative that depicts serious and important events in which the main character comes to an unhappy end
  3. character character who does not change much in the course of a story.
  4. irony the audience or reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not know
  5. fourteen-line lyric poem that is usually written in iambic pentameter and that has one of several rhyme schemes (Shakespearean-3 four-line units or quatrains, followed by a concluding two-line unit, or couplet; abab cdcd efef gg)
  6. no rhyme at the end of lines) Verse-poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter (“pent”=5; “meter”=measure); each line of poetry contains 5 iambs, or metrical feet, that consist of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
  7. a short introduction at the beginning of a play that gives a brief overview of the plot
  8. a play on the multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings
  9. irony a writer or speaker says one thing, but really means something completely different
  10. character who is used as a contrast to another character; writer sets off/intensifies the qualities of 2 characters this way
  11. a group who says things at the same time
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  1. event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period
  2. words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others onstage
  3. two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme; couplets often signal the EXIT of a character or end of a scene
  4. a combination of contradictory terms (EX: jumbo shrimp)
  5. an unusually long speech in which a character who is on stage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloud
  6. direct, unadorned form of language, written or spoken, in ordinary use
  7. character character who changes as a result of the story’s events
  8. a speech by one character in a play
  9. a story written to be acted for an audience

20 Clues: a speech by one character in a play • a group who says things at the same time • a story written to be acted for an audience • a combination of contradictory terms (EX: jumbo shrimp) • event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period • relief humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot • ...

Shakespeare Literary Terms 2021-02-10

Shakespeare Literary Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a play on the multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings
  2. a combination of contradictory terms (EX: jumbo shrimp)
  3. poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter (“pent”=5; “meter”=measure); each line of poetry contains 5 iambs, or metrical feet, that consist of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
  4. a story written to be acted for an audience
  5. character who is used as a contrast to another character; writer sets off/intensifies the qualities of 2 characters this way
  6. a speech by one character in a play
  7. a short introduction at the beginning of a play that gives a brief overview of the plot
  8. a character who does not change much in the course of a story.
  9. event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period
  10. humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot
Down
  1. a character who changes as a result of the story’s events
  2. a group who says things at the same time
  3. fourteen-line lyric poem that is usually written in iambic pentameter and that has one of several rhyme schemes (Shakespearean-3 four-line units or quatrains, followed by a concluding two-line unit, or couplet; abab cdcd efef gg)
  4. a writer or speaker says one thing, but really means something completely different
  5. the audience or reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not know
  6. direct, unadorned form of language, written or spoken, in ordinary use
  7. two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme; couplets often signal the EXIT of a character or end of a scene
  8. an unusually long speech in which a character who is on stage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloud
  9. a play, novel, or other narrative that depicts serious and important events in which the main character comes to an unhappy end
  10. words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others onstage

20 Clues: a speech by one character in a play • a group who says things at the same time • a story written to be acted for an audience • humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot • a combination of contradictory terms (EX: jumbo shrimp) • a character who changes as a result of the story’s events • event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period • ...

Shakespeare Literary Terms 2021-02-10

Shakespeare Literary Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the audience or reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not know
  2. character who is used as a contrast to another character; writer sets off/intensifies the qualities of 2 characters this way
  3. two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme; couplets often signal the EXIT of a character or end of a scene
  4. a group who says things at the same time
  5. a story written to be acted for an audience
  6. a character who does not change much in the course of a story.
  7. words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others onstage
  8. a combination of contradictory terms (EX: jumbo shrimp)
  9. fourteen-line lyric poem that is usually written in iambic pentameter and that has one of several rhyme schemes (Shakespearean-3 four-line units or quatrains, followed by a concluding two-line unit, or couplet; abab cdcd efef gg)
  10. a play, novel, or other narrative that depicts serious and important events in which the main character comes to an unhappy end
Down
  1. a character who changes as a result of the story’s events
  2. direct, unadorned form of language, written or spoken, in ordinary use
  3. a play on the multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings
  4. humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot
  5. event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period
  6. a short introduction at the beginning of a play that gives a brief overview of the plot
  7. an unusually long speech in which a character who is on stage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloud
  8. a speech by one character in a play
  9. a writer or speaker says one thing, but really means something completely different
  10. poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter (“pent”=5; “meter”=measure); each line of poetry contains 5 iambs, or metrical feet, that consist of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

20 Clues: a speech by one character in a play • a group who says things at the same time • a story written to be acted for an audience • humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot • a combination of contradictory terms (EX: jumbo shrimp) • a character who changes as a result of the story’s events • event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period • ...

Shakespeare Literacy Terms 2021-02-10

Shakespeare Literacy Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a group who says things at the same time
  2. ("unrhymed"-no rhyme at the end of lines) poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter ("pent" =5; "meter"=measure); each line of poetry contains 5 iambs, or metrical feet, that consist of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
  3. a play, novel, or other narrative that depicts serious and important events in which the main character comes to an unhappy ending.
  4. character who does not change much in the course of a story.
  5. character who changes as a result of the story's events
  6. a play on the multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings.
  7. words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others onstage
Down
  1. fourteen-line lyric poem that is usually written in iambic pentameter and that has one of several rhyme schemes (Shakespearean-3 four-line units or quatrains, followed by a concluding two-line unit, or couplet; abab cdcd efef gg)
  2. an unusually long speech in which a character who is on stage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloud.
  3. a speech by one character play.
  4. a writer or speaker says one thing, but really means something completely different
  5. a combination of contradictory terms (EX: jumbo shrimp).
  6. humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot.
  7. a short introduction at the beginning of a play that gives a brief overview of the plot
  8. event to detail that is inappropriate for the time period.
  9. character who is used as a contrast to another character; writer sets off/intensifies the qualities of 2 characters this way.
  10. direct, unadorned form of language, written or spoken, in ordinary use
  11. a story written to be acted for an audience
  12. two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme; couplets often signal the EXIT of a character or end of a scene
  13. the audience or reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not know

20 Clues: a speech by one character play. • a group who says things at the same time • a story written to be acted for an audience • humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot. • character who changes as a result of the story's events • a combination of contradictory terms (EX: jumbo shrimp). • event to detail that is inappropriate for the time period. • ...

Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-10

Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. character who does not change much in the course of a story.
  2. direct, unadorned form of language, written or spoken, in ordinary use
  3. a combination of contradictory terms
  4. character who is used as a contrast to another character; writer sets off/intensifies the qualities of 2 characters this way.
  5. a group of people who says things at the same time
  6. a short introduction at the beginning of a play that gives a brief overview of the plot
  7. character who changes as a result of the story’s events
  8. the audience or reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not know
  9. fourteen-line lyric poem that is usually written in iambic pentameter and that has one of several rhyme schemes
  10. a writer or speaker says one thing, but really means something completely different
Down
  1. poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter (“pent”=5; “meter”=measure); each line of poetry contains 5 iambs, or metrical feet, that consist of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
  2. event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period.
  3. a speech by one character in a play.
  4. humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot.
  5. an unusually long speech in which a character who is on stage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloud.
  6. a story written to be acted for an audience.
  7. a play on the multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sound alike but have different meaning
  8. words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others onstage
  9. two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme; it often signals the EXIT of a character or end of a scene
  10. a play, novel, or other narrative that depicts serious and important events in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.

20 Clues: a speech by one character in a play. • a combination of contradictory terms • a story written to be acted for an audience. • a group of people who says things at the same time • humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot. • character who changes as a result of the story’s events • character who does not change much in the course of a story. • ...

Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle 2020-03-10

Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. MARRIES THE LOVERS
  2. THE KIND OF PLAY THIS IS
  3. WITTY & FUNLOVING FRIEND OF ROMEO
  4. ROMEO'S COUSIN WHO TRIES TO KEEP PEACE
  5. THE CONFLICT OF THE PLAY FROM PROLOGUE
  6. WROTE THE PLAY
  7. ONLY SON OF MONTAGUE
  8. RAISED JULIET AND IS VERY FUNNY
  9. ONLY DAUGHTER OF CAPULET
  10. WHERE ROMEO IS BANISHED
Down
  1. JULIET'S COUSIN WHO LIKES TO FIGHT
  2. MAKES AND SELLS MEDICINES
  3. WHERE THE LOVERS MEET
  4. WHAT KILLS JULIET
  5. LEADER OF VERONA
  6. REJECTS ROMEO
  7. WHAT KILLS ROMEO
  8. IS REJECTED BY JULIET
  9. THE SETTING OF THE PLAY
  10. KEPT THE FRIAR FROM DELIVERING LETTER

20 Clues: REJECTS ROMEO • WROTE THE PLAY • LEADER OF VERONA • WHAT KILLS ROMEO • WHAT KILLS JULIET • MARRIES THE LOVERS • ONLY SON OF MONTAGUE • WHERE THE LOVERS MEET • IS REJECTED BY JULIET • THE SETTING OF THE PLAY • WHERE ROMEO IS BANISHED • THE KIND OF PLAY THIS IS • ONLY DAUGHTER OF CAPULET • MAKES AND SELLS MEDICINES • RAISED JULIET AND IS VERY FUNNY • WITTY & FUNLOVING FRIEND OF ROMEO • ...

Macbeth - William Shakespeare 2020-01-30

Macbeth - William Shakespeare crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Macduff mató a Macbeth en busca de...
  2. ¿Qué país vence a Macbeth?
  3. ¿Qué volvió loca a Lady-Macbeth?
  4. ¿Qué sentimiento le provocó a Macbeth la noticia de que el bosque moría?
  5. ¿Dónde se desarrolla la Obra?
  6. ¿Qué representa el fantasma de Banquo para Macbeth?
  7. “No temer ni a la muerte ni a la ruina hasta que el ________ venga a mi castillo”
  8. ¿Quién convence a Macbeth a matar al rey?
  9. ¿Quién es la señora de las brujas?
  10. ¿Cuántos descendientes tendría Banquo?
  11. ¿Cómo se llama el castillo de Macduff?
Down
  1. ¿Qué le prometen las brujas a Macbeth?
  2. ¿Quiénes le instaron a Macbeth a ser malvado y no temer?
  3. ¿Quién es el varón valiente y majestuoso según Macbeth?
  4. ¿Con qué país está en guerra Macbeth al principio de la obra?
  5. Duncan y Macbeth son...
  6. ¿Cuál es la expresión del Rey hacia Macbeth?
  7. ¿A quién se le refiere como el tirano?
  8. Antítesis de Macbeth:
  9. ¿A quién manda a matar el nuevo rey para impedir la profecía?

20 Clues: Antítesis de Macbeth: • Duncan y Macbeth son... • ¿Qué país vence a Macbeth? • ¿Dónde se desarrolla la Obra? • ¿Qué volvió loca a Lady-Macbeth? • ¿Quién es la señora de las brujas? • Macduff mató a Macbeth en busca de... • ¿Qué le prometen las brujas a Macbeth? • ¿A quién se le refiere como el tirano? • ¿Cuántos descendientes tendría Banquo? • ...

Shakespeare - Arjay Corpuz 2021-04-09

Shakespeare - Arjay Corpuz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. character who is used as a contrast to another character; writer sets off/intensifies the qualities of 2 characters this way.
  2. irony the audience or reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not know
  3. event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period.
  4. relief humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot.
  5. a group who says things at the same time
  6. direct, unadorned form of language, written or spoken, in ordinary use
  7. a short introduction at the beginning of a play that gives a brief overview of the plot
  8. (“unrhymed”-no rhyme at the end of lines) Verse-poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter (“pent”=5; “meter”=measure); each line of poetry contains 5 iambs, or metrical feet, that consist of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
  9. a play, novel, or other narrative that depicts serious and important events in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.
Down
  1. a combination of contradictory terms (EX: jumbo shrimp).
  2. character character who does not change much in the course of a story.
  3. character character who changes as a result of the story’s events
  4. a story written to be acted for an audience.
  5. words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others onstage
  6. a speech by one character in a play.
  7. an unusually long speech in which a character who is on stage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloud.
  8. consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme; couplets often signal the EXIT of a character or end of a scene
  9. fourteen line lyric poem that is usually written in iambic pentameter and that has one of several rhyme schemes (Shakespearean-3 four-line units or quatrains, followed by a concluding two-line unit, or couplet; abab cdcd efef gg).
  10. irony a writer or speaker says one thing, but really means something completely different
  11. a play on the multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings

20 Clues: a speech by one character in a play. • a group who says things at the same time • a story written to be acted for an audience. • a combination of contradictory terms (EX: jumbo shrimp). • event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period. • relief humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot. • ...

Shakespeare - English 12H 2020-11-19

Shakespeare - English 12H crossword puzzle
Across
  1. He let his family behind in
  2. Macbeth is one of his greatest __
  3. comes to ruin due to an error in judgment
  4. reveal private thoughts
  5. His theater company became known as the
  6. presents a superior figure
  7. unrhymed iambic pentameter
  8. He also worked as an __
  9. Theater purchased in 1599
  10. He began his career in
  11. a weakness in character
  12. He __ on April 23, 1616
  13. King James became the chief sponsor or __
Down
  1. irony audience knows more than the character
  2. He rarely returned home for __ years
  3. opposing characters
  4. hints about what may happen later
  5. He mastered all forms of
  6. His plays were published in a volume called__
  7. Robert Greene referred to him as
  8. In 1594, he joined Lord __'s Men
  9. Shakespeare "was not of an __, but for all time
  10. a disastrous end involving deaths
  11. In the 1590s, he concentrated on __& histories.

24 Clues: opposing characters • He began his career in • reveal private thoughts • He also worked as an __ • a weakness in character • He __ on April 23, 1616 • He mastered all forms of • Theater purchased in 1599 • presents a superior figure • unrhymed iambic pentameter • He let his family behind in • Robert Greene referred to him as • In 1594, he joined Lord __'s Men • ...

Phrases from Shakespeare 2022-04-18

Phrases from Shakespeare crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A ____ of strength
  2. A dish fit for the ____
  3. Own ____ and blood
  4. Neither rhyme nor ____
  5. ____ to be kind
  6. What's done is ____
  7. Foregone ____
  8. Something ___ this way comes
  9. It's ____ to me.
  10. In my heart of ____
  11. We have seen ____ days.
Down
  1. All that ____ isn't gold.
  2. I have not slept one ____
  3. The world is my ____
  4. The ____ make the man.
  5. Star-crossed ____
  6. ____is the green-eyed monster.
  7. Too much of a ____ thing
  8. Wild ____ chase
  9. Wear my heart on my ____
  10. The be-all and ___-all
  11. Break the ____
  12. ____ new world
  13. Melted into ____ air

24 Clues: Foregone ____ • Break the ____ • ____ new world • ____ to be kind • Wild ____ chase • It's ____ to me. • Star-crossed ____ • A ____ of strength • Own ____ and blood • What's done is ____ • In my heart of ____ • The world is my ____ • Melted into ____ air • The ____ make the man. • Neither rhyme nor ____ • The be-all and ___-all • A dish fit for the ____ • We have seen ____ days. • ...

Shakespeare Vocab Quiz 2016-05-06

Shakespeare Vocab Quiz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / pretending
  2. : obvious exaggeration
  3. : coat of arms
  4. : skillful
  5. : bad temper
  6. : all-knowing
  7. : absorbed
  8. : hypnotic
  9. : aware
  10. : comical
  11. : conference
Down
  1. : funeral hymn
  2. : discuss
  3. : an exile from his homeland
  4. : a lucky accident
  5. : rambling
  6. : in disguise
  7. : boredom
  8. : false bravery
  9. : lessen

20 Clues: : aware • : lessen • : discuss • : boredom • : comical • : skillful • : rambling • : absorbed • : hypnotic • / pretending • : bad temper • : conference • : all-knowing • : in disguise • : funeral hymn • : coat of arms • : false bravery • : a lucky accident • : obvious exaggeration • : an exile from his homeland

Julius Caesar Shakespeare 2023-10-18

Julius Caesar Shakespeare crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who wrote Julius Caesar
  2. Where did Caesar get killed
  3. Celebrated feb 15
  4. Caesar main supporter
  5. Caesar right hand man
  6. who asked for a pardon to distract Caesar
  7. Caesar wanted to become the _____ of Rome
  8. Who killed Caesar
  9. Brutus was ______ the conspirators at first
  10. Who betrayed Caesar
  11. Cassius saved Caesar from?
  12. Where does Julius Caesar take place
Down
  1. Wanted to kill Caesar first
  2. Who stabbed Caesar first
  3. How many times did Caesar refuse the crown
  4. Wrote to Caesar
  5. What weapon
  6. Who was Brutus Wife
  7. How many times did Julius Caesar get stabbed
  8. Caesar last words
  9. How did Portia end her life
  10. Who was Caesar wife
  11. Brutus servant
  12. What River did Caesar almost drown
  13. Who talked first at Caesar Funeral
  14. Portia ____ herself in the thigh
  15. who died first

27 Clues: What weapon • Brutus servant • who died first • Wrote to Caesar • Caesar last words • Celebrated feb 15 • Who killed Caesar • Who was Brutus Wife • Who was Caesar wife • Who betrayed Caesar • Caesar main supporter • Caesar right hand man • Who wrote Julius Caesar • Who stabbed Caesar first • Cassius saved Caesar from? • Wanted to kill Caesar first • Where did Caesar get killed • ...

Talk Like Shakespeare 2023-03-08

Talk Like Shakespeare crossword puzzle
Across
  1. peaceful
  2. you'd be blind without these
  3. it makes the night brighter
  4. had the wool pulled over one's eyes; tricked
  5. what you'd find in a plane's overhead compartment
  6. become too big for
  7. zany
  8. stingy; not generous
  9. of the air
  10. does not take sides
  11. exhausted
  12. to jump over a person or thing
  13. to copy
  14. jealous
  15. like Quasimodo of Notre Dame
  16. totally gross
Down
  1. strut; walk confidently
  2. one who hires you
  3. found at the bottom of the ocean
  4. stylish; en vogue
  5. like the roots of a very old tree
  6. like a rainy day
  7. often mistaken for a crocodile
  8. too quiet to be heard
  9. one unit of rain
  10. without value
  11. perfectly still
  12. very cold

28 Clues: zany • to copy • jealous • peaceful • exhausted • very cold • of the air • without value • totally gross • perfectly still • like a rainy day • one unit of rain • one who hires you • stylish; en vogue • become too big for • does not take sides • stingy; not generous • too quiet to be heard • strut; walk confidently • it makes the night brighter • you'd be blind without these • like Quasimodo of Notre Dame • ...

Shakespeare and Drama 2022-04-28

Shakespeare and Drama crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Shakespeare is known as the bard of this
  2. Shakespeare's era, names after Queen Elizabeth I
  3. When something is the opposite of what you would assume it to be
  4. Central idea or message of a work of literature
  5. A longer speech meant to be heard by the audience that reveals a character's thoughts
  6. Juliet's last name
  7. Shakespeare's first name
  8. Self contradicting word or group of words
  9. Shakespeare's plays are broken down into five of these
  10. Shakespeare's theatre in London, England
  11. Acts are broken down into these
  12. Two lines of poetry that rhyme
  13. Another word for poetry
Down
  1. Light-hearted character or event that provides temporary respite from tension of a tragedy or drama
  2. A dramatic work with somber theme that typically ends in someone's death
  3. Conversation between characters
  4. A character who is almost the opposite of another character
  5. Weakness that leads to the fall of the protagonist
  6. Fourteen line poem written in iambic pentameter
  7. Another word for a play
  8. Shakespeare's plays were divided into three categories, tragedies, comedies, and these
  9. Female characters were usually played by these
  10. Words spoken by an actor to the audience (other characters don't hear)
  11. Using a word with two different meanings in two different ways
  12. Romeo's last name

25 Clues: Romeo's last name • Juliet's last name • Another word for a play • Another word for poetry • Shakespeare's first name • Two lines of poetry that rhyme • Conversation between characters • Acts are broken down into these • Shakespeare is known as the bard of this • Shakespeare's theatre in London, England • Self contradicting word or group of words • ...

Shakespeare in love 2024-05-16

Shakespeare in love crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mystère
  2. Voyage
  3. le toucher
  4. Affaires théâtrales
  5. Fondation
  6. Expliquer
  7. Mourir
  8. Profession
  9. Histoire
  10. Au revoir
  11. Astucieux /roublard
  12. Esprit
  13. Femme
  14. Nouvelle vie
  15. Viola
  16. Héroïne
  17. Juliette
  18. Condition naturelle
  19. S'estomper
  20. Affaire
  21. Acteur
  22. Mer
  23. Dieu
  24. Guérison
  25. Poésie
  26. Soleil
Down
  1. Écrire
  2. Pluie
  3. Le spectacle (la pièce) doit continuer
  4. Roméo et Juliette
  5. Roméo
  6. Chaleur
  7. Obstacles
  8. me
  9. Esprit plus fort
  10. Pièces
  11. Rien
  12. Maîtresse
  13. Théâtre
  14. story Histoire d'amour
  15. Larmes
  16. Maladie
  17. Amour
  18. Naufrage
  19. Profession masculine
  20. Reine
  21. Voyage
  22. ge
  23. Froid
  24. Désastre

50 Clues: me • ge • Mer • Rien • Dieu • Pluie • Roméo • Femme • Amour • Viola • Reine • Froid • Écrire • Voyage • Pièces • Mourir • Esprit • Larmes • Voyage • Acteur • Poésie • Soleil • Mystère • Chaleur • Théâtre • Maladie • Héroïne • Affaire • Histoire • Naufrage • Juliette • Désastre • Guérison • Obstacles • Fondation • Expliquer • Maîtresse • Au revoir • le toucher • Profession • S'estomper • Nouvelle vie • Esprit plus fort • Roméo et Juliette • Affaires théâtrales • Astucieux /roublard • ...

No escaping Shakespeare! 2022-05-26

No escaping Shakespeare! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Suddely
  2. Throwing up
  3. People who are made fun of
  4. Disappear
  5. Make someone leave in an abrupt way
  6. Loving someone despite their faults
  7. Not sleep at all
  8. Being generous
  9. Do something that relieves tension
  10. Avoiding detection or attention
  11. Very dead
Down
  1. Too much of a good thing
  2. Used to describe envy
  3. Used to emphasize the person is human
  4. Lacking courage/timid
  5. A foolish chase
  6. The beggining of a knock knock joke
  7. Whe one behaves confidently
  8. Expresses relief
  9. In trouble

20 Clues: Suddely • Disappear • Very dead • In trouble • Throwing up • Being generous • A foolish chase • Expresses relief • Not sleep at all • Used to describe envy • Lacking courage/timid • Too much of a good thing • People who are made fun of • Whe one behaves confidently • Avoiding detection or attention • Do something that relieves tension • Make someone leave in an abrupt way • ...

Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-09

Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. O stupid!
  2. v. punish
  3. v.remain
  4. at the thrust-italian fencing term that Mercrutio uses as a nickname for Tybalt
  5. adj. appropriate
  6. unexpected dose of poison
  7. v.associate when
  8. adj. predicting evil
  9. n.platform in which a corpse is displayed before burial
Down
  1. n. scabbard
  2. lodging below the horizon
  3. n. man who does housework
  4. n.renegade; runaway
  5. exclamation of surprise or anger ("By God's woundfs")
  6. indeed (a mild oath)
  7. n. angry nature
  8. likely to do
  9. adv. scrambled; crazy
  10. adj. apart
  11. n. worthless person

20 Clues: v.remain • O stupid! • v. punish • adj. apart • n. scabbard • likely to do • n. angry nature • adj. appropriate • v.associate when • n.renegade; runaway • n. worthless person • indeed (a mild oath) • adj. predicting evil • adv. scrambled; crazy • lodging below the horizon • n. man who does housework • unexpected dose of poison • exclamation of surprise or anger ("By God's woundfs") • ...

Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-09

Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. O stupid!
  2. v. punish
  3. v.remain
  4. at the thrust-italian fencing term that Mercrutio uses as a nickname for Tybalt
  5. adj. appropriate
  6. unexpected dose of poison
  7. v.associate when
  8. adj. predicting evil
  9. n.platform in which a corpse is displayed before burial
Down
  1. n. scabbard
  2. lodging below the horizon
  3. n. man who does housework
  4. n.renegade; runaway
  5. exclamation of surprise or anger ("By God's woundfs")
  6. indeed (a mild oath)
  7. n. angry nature
  8. likely to do
  9. adv. scrambled; crazy
  10. adj. apart
  11. n. worthless person

20 Clues: v.remain • O stupid! • v. punish • adj. apart • n. scabbard • likely to do • n. angry nature • adj. appropriate • v.associate when • n.renegade; runaway • n. worthless person • indeed (a mild oath) • adj. predicting evil • adv. scrambled; crazy • lodging below the horizon • n. man who does housework • unexpected dose of poison • exclamation of surprise or anger ("By God's woundfs") • ...

Freakin' Shakespeare, dude. 2025-02-28

Freakin' Shakespeare, dude. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "thus conscience doth make ------- of us all!" -Hamlet
  2. The last known play that Shakespeare wrote himself.
  3. Shakespeare's shortest play.
  4. A play only partially written by Shakespeare, and partially by George Wilkins, we think.
  5. Hamlet's "aunt-mother"
  6. The musical that was based on The Taming of the Shrew.
  7. Where "Shakespeare in the Park" is held.
  8. Banquo's son in the Scottish play
  9. The male lead in The Taming of the Shrew
  10. Shakespeare's first play.
  11. Puck's name.
  12. Shakespeare's third longest play, in writing.
  13. He said "the course of true love never did run smooth"
  14. Lysander's lover.
Down
  1. He gets his eyes gouged out in King Lear.
  2. The kingdom in which Love's Labour's Lost takes place!
  3. Sometimes thought to be a hypothetical sequel to King Lear, in which Lear and his daughter go to heaven.
  4. A play lost to time, never written down-alas!-and potentially named after a character in Don Quixote.
  5. Commits suicide by jumping in a river. At least that's what they say.
  6. Jealous of Hermia's attraction of Demetrius, this character calls out "call you me fair? That fair again unsay!..."
  7. A lost play, though sometimes thought to be an alternate title for one of Shakespeare's comedies, such as Much Ado or Taming of the Shrew
  8. "yet ------ says he was ambitious, and ------ was an honorable man." -Mark Antony.
  9. Hamlet's "uncle-father"
  10. The country Henry V wants to rule as well as England.
  11. Main setting of The Twelfth Night, or What You Will.

25 Clues: Puck's name. • Lysander's lover. • Hamlet's "aunt-mother" • Hamlet's "uncle-father" • Shakespeare's first play. • Shakespeare's shortest play. • Banquo's son in the Scottish play • Where "Shakespeare in the Park" is held. • The male lead in The Taming of the Shrew • He gets his eyes gouged out in King Lear. • Shakespeare's third longest play, in writing. • ...

The Shakespeare Stealer 2025-05-21

The Shakespeare Stealer crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A respectful title for a woman in Shakespeare’s time
  2. The cruel man who forces Widge to steal Shakespeare's play
  3. Where the actors perform at the Globe
  4. What Widge uses to write in his special shorthand
  5. What Widge truly wants, instead of being owned or controlled
  6. Widge’s shorthand writing system
  7. The time period in which the story takes place
  8. The girl disguised as a boy to be an actor
  9. The orphan boy trained to copy plays
  10. The city where Widge travels to find the theatre
Down
  1. The play Widge is ordered to steal
  2. The famous playwright whose work is to be stolen
  3. A major theme—what Widge must decide where to place
  4. The role Widge pretends to take on at the theatre
  5. A theme shown in how characters hide their identities
  6. A group of actors performing together
  7. What Widge is trained to be—someone who copies others' writing
  8. A kind boy actor who becomes Widge’s friend
  9. A rude actor who bullies Widge and others
  10. The name of the theatre where Shakespeare's plays are performed

20 Clues: Widge’s shorthand writing system • The play Widge is ordered to steal • The orphan boy trained to copy plays • Where the actors perform at the Globe • A group of actors performing together • A rude actor who bullies Widge and others • The girl disguised as a boy to be an actor • A kind boy actor who becomes Widge’s friend • The time period in which the story takes place • ...

Year 7 Shakespeare 2025-08-04

Year 7 Shakespeare crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The platform where a play is performed
  2. When someone breaks trust or turns against another
  3. When characters speak to each other
  4. A person’s level or rank in society
  5. A person in a play or story
  6. Being humble or not drawing attention to yourself
  7. Objects used by actors on stage
  8. A signal for an actor to speak or act
  9. A play written for performance
  10. Hints about what will happen later in a story
  11. Repeating the same consonant sound at the start of words
  12. People who watch a play
  13. A life goal for many Elizabethan women
  14. Ordinary speech or writing, used by lower-status characters
  15. A type of rhythm used in Shakespeare’s verse
  16. Famous playwright of the Elizabethan era
  17. A place where Shakespeare’s works were performed
  18. A long speech by one character
  19. A big idea that runs through a text (e.g. power, love)
  20. Control or influence over others
  21. Two lines that rhyme, often at the end of a speech
  22. A woman’s purity, highly valued in Shakespeare’s time
  23. The words an actor must memorise
  24. A serious play with a sad ending
  25. A comparison using “like” or “as”
  26. How someone is seen by others
  27. When the opposite of what is expected happens
Down
  1. Women were expected to remain this in public life
  2. Name of the queen during Shakespeare’s time
  3. Getting back at someone who wronged you
  4. Reputation and respect, often tied to behaviour
  5. A speech where a character speaks their thoughts aloud
  6. Using an object to represent an idea or theme
  7. Fairness or punishment for wrongdoing
  8. A humorous play, often ending in marriage or celebration
  9. A line of verse with five beats (or feet)
  10. A system where men hold most power and control
  11. Good behaviour or moral values, especially in women
  12. The theatre where many of Shakespeare’s plays were performed
  13. A person who writes plays
  14. What women were expected to show to men in Elizabethan times
  15. Feelings expressed by characters in drama
  16. Struggle between two opposing forces
  17. When two or more words sound the same at the end
  18. The process of finding a husband or wife
  19. A type of comparison used in Shakespeare’s writing
  20. When words or phrases are repeated for effect
  21. Practice session before a performance
  22. What rises or falls to show the start or end of a play
  23. Language that creates pictures in the reader’s mind
  24. Poetry form used in many of Shakespeare’s lines

51 Clues: People who watch a play • A person who writes plays • A person in a play or story • How someone is seen by others • A play written for performance • A long speech by one character • Objects used by actors on stage • Control or influence over others • The words an actor must memorise • A serious play with a sad ending • A comparison using “like” or “as” • ...

Shakespeare, part 1 2025-01-28

Shakespeare, part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lämna efter sig
  2. uttrycka, förmedla
  3. bli otroligt populär
  4. skald
  5. klä ut sig till
  6. utantill
  7. väldig, enorm
  8. förlora ett vad
  9. hat
  10. komma ut (publiceras, släppas)
  11. musa
  12. identitet
Down
  1. upptäcka
  2. gäng
  3. spela teater
  4. köpman
  5. ha som huvudperson
  6. invandrare
  7. inspirera
  8. byggd på, baserad på
  9. älskad
  10. av en slump råka
  11. avskedades

23 Clues: hat • gäng • musa • skald • köpman • älskad • upptäcka • utantill • inspirera • identitet • invandrare • avskedades • spela teater • väldig, enorm • lämna efter sig • klä ut sig till • förlora ett vad • av en slump råka • uttrycka, förmedla • ha som huvudperson • bli otroligt populär • byggd på, baserad på • komma ut (publiceras, släppas)

Some Shakespeare Suffering 2025-11-19

Some Shakespeare Suffering crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how old are these plays?
  2. death count in (6)
  3. family in (6)
  4. The priest that didn’t do his job
  5. first king dead in (8)
  6. common phrasing in these plays?
  7. name of star crossed lovers play (6)
  8. Female lead for star-crossed lovers
  9. wingwoman with wisdom in (6)
  10. play that can’t be said in a play production? (8)
  11. Main Scene of (6)
Down
  1. Main country of (8)
  2. way someone dies in (6)
  3. boy who runs from death in (8)
  4. terrible wingman in (6)
  5. a bestie in (8)
  6. Women who mess with (8)
  7. Guy that kills (8)
  8. type of play of both dramas?
  9. Saucy boy
  10. Groom of character in (6)
  11. Male lead for star-crossed lovers
  12. family in (6)
  13. cousin of character in (6)
  14. special item in both plays?

25 Clues: Saucy boy • family in (6) • family in (6) • a bestie in (8) • Main Scene of (6) • death count in (6) • Guy that kills (8) • Main country of (8) • first king dead in (8) • way someone dies in (6) • terrible wingman in (6) • Women who mess with (8) • how old are these plays? • Groom of character in (6) • cousin of character in (6) • special item in both plays? • type of play of both dramas? • ...

Midsommar 2022 2022-06-21

Midsommar 2022 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plockablommor18
  2. zingha13
  3. spookyserie 26
  4. ölsortreklam10
  5. kilkenny15
  6. hawaiiserieselleck24
  7. heineken12
  8. coors14
  9. advokatserie3
  10. landskapsblomma 19
  11. snapssmeknamn4
  12. uppfinningriktvserie25
  13. jordgubbeåterkomma16
  14. inspectorg27
Down
  1. författare2
  2. musikanterstad7
  3. hasselhoffserie23
  4. sångarereklam11
  5. midsommarnatt1
  6. potatisspanska6
  7. countypåsvenska22
  8. pinkpanther28
  9. midsomermurderspolis21
  10. ravelli20
  11. akvavit5
  12. beetlepåsvenska8
  13. Stellac9
  14. blandning17

28 Clues: coors14 • zingha13 • akvavit5 • Stellac9 • ravelli20 • kilkenny15 • heineken12 • författare2 • blandning17 • inspectorg27 • pinkpanther28 • advokatserie3 • spookyserie 26 • midsommarnatt1 • ölsortreklam10 • snapssmeknamn4 • plockablommor18 • musikanterstad7 • sångarereklam11 • potatisspanska6 • beetlepåsvenska8 • hasselhoffserie23 • countypåsvenska22 • landskapsblomma 19 • hawaiiserieselleck24 • jordgubbeåterkomma16 • ...

Wednesday wars recap 2020-08-19

Wednesday wars recap crossword puzzle
Across
  1. baker; head of shakespeare department
  2. janitor who deals with rats
  3. Mai This boyfriend, protects her
  4. Holling Hoodhood, 7th grader
  5. controlling personality architect hollings father
Down
  1. Hollings love interest, he took her to see romeo and juliet
  2. Hollings older sister
  3. Hollings teacher; makes him read shakespeare
  4. setting
  5. husband died in war; adopted mai thi
  6. made a list of 410 ways to get the teacher to hate you
  7. vietnemese refugee student

12 Clues: setting • Hollings older sister • vietnemese refugee student • janitor who deals with rats • Holling Hoodhood, 7th grader • Mai This boyfriend, protects her • husband died in war; adopted mai thi • baker; head of shakespeare department • Hollings teacher; makes him read shakespeare • controlling personality architect hollings father • ...

London 2022-03-02

London crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Millenium London
  2. Trafalgar
  3. Giant
  4. ST. Paul
  5. Theatre Shakespeare
  6. Westminster
Down
  1. Piccadilly
  2. Tower
  3. Buckingham
  4. Wembley
  5. Albert Royal
  6. Hyde
  7. London
  8. Big

14 Clues: Big • Hyde • Tower • Giant • London • Wembley • ST. Paul • Trafalgar • Piccadilly • Buckingham • Westminster • Albert Royal • Millenium London • Theatre Shakespeare

Books 2020-04-06

Books crossword puzzle
Across
  1. creatures
  2. do
  3. band
  4. mystery
  5. mouse
  6. doll
  7. romeo and juliet
Down
  1. matilda
  2. belt
  3. magic
  4. dragons
  5. doodling
  6. jetpack

13 Clues: do • belt • band • doll • magic • mouse • matilda • mystery • dragons • jetpack • doodling • creatures • romeo and juliet

Famous Poets 2023-06-06

Famous Poets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Waste land
  2. - Dagger's victim
  3. - Caged bird
  4. - Ozymandias' ruin
  5. - Whirling dance
  6. - Funeral blues
  7. - Camelot's ruler
  8. - Corvid
  9. - Love's odes
  10. - Leaves
Down
  1. - Tiger's den
  2. - Golden blooms
  3. - Swans' home
  4. - Nightingale's song
  5. - Afterlife
  6. - Dream deferred
  7. - Greece's rebel
  8. - Bell jar
  9. - Self-reliance
  10. - Frozen water

20 Clues: - Corvid • - Leaves • - Bell jar • - Afterlife • - Waste land • - Caged bird • - Tiger's den • - Swans' home • - Love's odes • - Frozen water • - Golden blooms • - Self-reliance • - Funeral blues • - Dream deferred • - Greece's rebel • - Whirling dance • - Dagger's victim • - Camelot's ruler • - Ozymandias' ruin • - Nightingale's song

Ronan & Juliana 2022-05-17

Ronan & Juliana crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wherefore art thou romeo
  2. tyber
  3. cousin of romeo
  4. setting of play
  5. juliet's maiden name
  6. fights with capulet
  7. ronan
  8. peacemaker
  9. middle finger
  10. author
  11. exile
  12. juliet's mother figure
  13. odie
Down
  1. romeo and juliet met here
  2. juliana
  3. priest
  4. marco
  5. bulbasaur
  6. ex-fiance
  7. garfield

20 Clues: odie • tyber • marco • ronan • exile • priest • author • juliana • garfield • bulbasaur • ex-fiance • peacemaker • middle finger • cousin of romeo • setting of play • fights with capulet • juliet's maiden name • juliet's mother figure • wherefore art thou romeo • romeo and juliet met here

William Shakespeare 2024-02-16

William Shakespeare crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A play he wrote
  2. what is his name?
  3. what age did he die?
  4. where was he born?
  5. how many plays did he write?
Down
  1. what is his job?
  2. His wife's name
  3. Most popular play he wrote
  4. where is he buried?
  5. How many children did he have?
  6. His theaters name
  7. where is his theatre?

12 Clues: A play he wrote • His wife's name • what is his job? • what is his name? • His theaters name • where was he born? • where is he buried? • what age did he die? • where is his theatre? • Most popular play he wrote • how many plays did he write? • How many children did he have?

william shakespeare 2024-02-16

william shakespeare crossword puzzle
Across
  1. before being a writer what did he try to be
  2. what king did he preform for
  3. what did he survive
  4. what family member was a beer tester
  5. he wrote over 150...
  6. how may children did he have
  7. where did he move to when he was young
Down
  1. he wrote lots of...
  2. he wrote 37...
  3. what queen did he preform for
  4. what was his wife's name
  5. what place did he never leave

12 Clues: he wrote 37... • he wrote lots of... • what did he survive • he wrote over 150... • what was his wife's name • what king did he preform for • how may children did he have • what queen did he preform for • what place did he never leave • what family member was a beer tester • where did he move to when he was young • before being a writer what did he try to be

William Shakespeare 2022-03-02

William Shakespeare crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A war fought between two powerful and rich English families.
  2. Thought to be Shakespeare's first play. Set in Italy, it is a story of two friends traveling through the country-side.
  3. A play where an English ruler was evil.He killed his own brother and nephews to become king. One of Shakespeare's greatest characters.
  4. A common sort of fellow; somebody who liked making a lot of noise.
Down
  1. Will wrote a series of plays about English ____ and English wars.
  2. The _____ was the ultimate measure of success
  3. One of Shakespeare's comedies about a hunter who marries a rich woman.
  4. 1588, the Spanish king sent a fleet of warships to england and used cannons to set ships ablaze. England won.
  5. One of Shakespeare's plays about a bloodthirsty story about ancient Rome.
  6. A plague that traveled to europe from aisa in 1348, killing over twenty million people.
  7. There were three parts of this play, set in the 1400s, during the War of the Roses.
  8. Shakespeare wrote about strong ____ characters

12 Clues: The _____ was the ultimate measure of success • Shakespeare wrote about strong ____ characters • A war fought between two powerful and rich English families. • Will wrote a series of plays about English ____ and English wars. • A common sort of fellow; somebody who liked making a lot of noise. • ...

Othello - Shakespeare 2025-01-15

Othello - Shakespeare crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "the green-eyed monster, which doth mock / The meat it feeds on”
  2. The governor of Cyprus
  3. "Othello" begins here
  4. Both Othello and Iago kill their _____
  5. Iago plants this as false evidence from Desdemona
Down
  1. Attempts to kill Cassio
  2. Cassio's lover
  3. Desdemona is killed while she is _____
  4. As punishment, Iago will be:
  5. At the very end of the play, Othello stabs _____
  6. Othello is an ambassador of the _____
  7. Stabs Montano at the celebration

12 Clues: Cassio's lover • "Othello" begins here • The governor of Cyprus • Attempts to kill Cassio • As punishment, Iago will be: • Stabs Montano at the celebration • Othello is an ambassador of the _____ • Desdemona is killed while she is _____ • Both Othello and Iago kill their _____ • At the very end of the play, Othello stabs _____ • Iago plants this as false evidence from Desdemona • ...

Shakespeare Language 2026-07-19

Shakespeare Language crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Shakespeare's word meaning "Beautiful" (4)
  2. Shakespeare's word for "Are" (3)
  3. Shakespeare's word for "You" (4)
  4. Shakespeare's word for "Your" (3)
  5. Shakespeare's word meaning "Why" (10)
Down
  1. Shakespeare's word for "Will" (4)
  2. Shakespeare's word for "No" (3)
  3. Shakespeare's word for "Please" (7)
  4. Shakespeare's word for "Yes" (3)
  5. Shakespeare's word for "You" (5)
  6. Shakespeare's word meaning "Marry" (3)
  7. Shakespeare's word meaning "Court someone romantically" (3)

12 Clues: Shakespeare's word for "No" (3) • Shakespeare's word for "Are" (3) • Shakespeare's word for "Yes" (3) • Shakespeare's word for "You" (4) • Shakespeare's word for "You" (5) • Shakespeare's word for "Will" (4) • Shakespeare's word for "Your" (3) • Shakespeare's word for "Please" (7) • Shakespeare's word meaning "Why" (10) • Shakespeare's word meaning "Marry" (3) • ...

Shakespeare,Elizabeth, and Da Vinci 2026-05-05

Shakespeare,Elizabeth, and Da Vinci crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Very famous painting
  2. Lots of rulers with the same name
  3. means classical
  4. supported shakespeare
Down
  1. Shakespeare is famous for it
  2. A famous work by Shakespeare
  3. famous for painting the Last Supper

7 Clues: means classical • Very famous painting • supported shakespeare • Shakespeare is famous for it • A famous work by Shakespeare • Lots of rulers with the same name • famous for painting the Last Supper

Macbeth as a violent character 2025-03-05

Macbeth as a violent character crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Shakespeare uses the graphic image of this brutal act to highlight Macbeth's ruthlessness
  2. Shakespeare initially presents Macbeth's violence as seemingly ______.
  3. Ultimately, Shakespeare suggests the destructive nature of unchecked ______.
  4. The phrase "bloody execution" implies a swift and violent ______
Down
  1. The verb "unseamed" suggests a deliberate and violent ______.
  2. This early portrayal establishes Macbeth as a powerful and respected ______.
  3. The word "smoked" gives a sense of intense and recent ______.
  4. The metaphor of wading through blood reveals Macbeth's deep sense of ______.
  5. Macbeth's statement later in the play reveals his internal ______.
  6. Shakespeare’s intention here could be to show the sheer ______ of Macbeth’s actions.

10 Clues: The verb "unseamed" suggests a deliberate and violent ______. • The word "smoked" gives a sense of intense and recent ______. • The phrase "bloody execution" implies a swift and violent ______ • Macbeth's statement later in the play reveals his internal ______. • Shakespeare initially presents Macbeth's violence as seemingly ______. • ...

UK history and language development 2012-01-18

UK history and language development crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A proverb or fixed expression
  2. Occupation of the Christians who came to Britain after the 5th century
  3. People who inhabited the British Isles until the 5th century
  4. Poet and playwright who greatly influenced Early Modern English
  5. People from Denmark (Vikings)
Down
  1. Another word for words
  2. People who invaded Britain in 1066
  3. name for the language spoken from 1066-app. 1470 (two words)
  4. Book that was translated into English in 1611
  5. Caxton's first name, which he had in common with Shakespeare
  6. New wine into old .......?
  7. 5th century monk and historian
  8. The man who invented the printing press in Britain
  9. People from Northern Germany
  10. People from Germany
  11. An eye for an .........?

16 Clues: People from Germany • Another word for words • An eye for an .........? • New wine into old .......? • People from Northern Germany • A proverb or fixed expression • People from Denmark (Vikings) • 5th century monk and historian • People who invaded Britain in 1066 • Book that was translated into English in 1611 • The man who invented the printing press in Britain • ...

Y10 Macbeth Crossword 2026-07-17

Y10 Macbeth Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the technique of overturning or shifting the portrayal of a character or theme
  2. Shakespeare exposes that power is a ___________ force
  3. The king Shakespeare wanted to appeal to through the play's focus on witchcraft
  4. Crowned king of Scotland at the end of the play
  5. Banquo's son
  6. a person authorized to acting or standing in the place of another.
  7. The King of England who supports to the overthrowing of Macbeth
  8. Two-faced
Down
  1. Forces beyond scientific explanation
  2. Duncan's son who flees to Ireland
  3. Excessive pride that leads to downfall
  4. The revealment of true identity
  5. A fatal flaw
  6. A sudden reversal of fortune
  7. The act of killing a King
  8. to seize power by force, overthrow

16 Clues: Two-faced • A fatal flaw • Banquo's son • The act of killing a King • A sudden reversal of fortune • The revealment of true identity • Duncan's son who flees to Ireland • to seize power by force, overthrow • Forces beyond scientific explanation • Excessive pride that leads to downfall • Crowned king of Scotland at the end of the play • ...

Y10 Macbeth Crossword 2026-07-17

Y10 Macbeth Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the technique of overturning or shifting the portrayal of a character or theme
  2. Shakespeare exposes that power is a ___________ force
  3. The king Shakespeare wanted to appeal to through the play's focus on witchcraft
  4. Crowned king of Scotland at the end of the play
  5. Banquo's son
  6. a person authorized to acting or standing in the place of another.
  7. The King of England who supports to the overthrowing of Macbeth
  8. Two-faced
Down
  1. Forces beyond scientific explanation
  2. Duncan's son who flees to Ireland
  3. Excessive pride that leads to downfall
  4. The revealment of true identity
  5. A fatal flaw
  6. A sudden reversal of fortune
  7. The act of killing a King
  8. to seize power by force, overthrow

16 Clues: Two-faced • A fatal flaw • Banquo's son • The act of killing a King • A sudden reversal of fortune • The revealment of true identity • Duncan's son who flees to Ireland • to seize power by force, overthrow • Forces beyond scientific explanation • Excessive pride that leads to downfall • Crowned king of Scotland at the end of the play • ...

Ronan & Juliana 2022-05-17

Ronan & Juliana crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wherefore art thou romeo
  2. tyber
  3. cousin of romeo
  4. setting of play
  5. juliet's maiden name
  6. fights with capulet
  7. ronan
  8. peacemaker
  9. middle finger
  10. author
  11. exile
  12. juliet's mother figure
  13. odie
Down
  1. romeo and juliet met here
  2. juliana
  3. priest
  4. marco
  5. bulbasaur
  6. ex-fiance
  7. garfield

20 Clues: odie • tyber • marco • ronan • exile • priest • author • juliana • garfield • bulbasaur • ex-fiance • peacemaker • middle finger • cousin of romeo • setting of play • fights with capulet • juliet's maiden name • juliet's mother figure • wherefore art thou romeo • romeo and juliet met here

The Globe Theater- Akirya Allen 2023-06-07

The Globe Theater- Akirya Allen crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who opened The Globe current theater
  2. Who closed the theater in 1642
  3. What was The Globe called
  4. what happened to the theater in 1613
  5. When was william shakespeare born
  6. Who built The Globe
Down
  1. Where was The Globe Theater located
  2. How was the stage roof held up
  3. What year did The Globe open
  4. What is the name of the river where the theater is built
  5. What woman wore to not be recognized
  6. Who were the actors in the play
  7. what was the people standing called
  8. What month did shakespeare move the globe
  9. Where was The Globe Theater built

15 Clues: Who built The Globe • What was The Globe called • What year did The Globe open • How was the stage roof held up • Who closed the theater in 1642 • Who were the actors in the play • When was william shakespeare born • Where was The Globe Theater built • Where was The Globe Theater located • what was the people standing called • What woman wore to not be recognized • ...

Shakespeare Words-Everett 2022-11-28

Shakespeare Words-Everett crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ____ they already know what we're doing
  2. The playwriter who wrote Romeo and Juliet
  3. What you would say if someone gives you bacon
  4. Look ___ and behold the best cheese ever
  5. indeed
  6. We dont know what he was doing
  7. The son that Shakespeare wrote a play about
  8. What lord Voldemort was to harry potter
Down
  1. ___ the herald angels sing
  2. ___ shalt not bear false witness against thy friend
  3. ___ I smack yo behind for that back-talk
  4. Shakespeare's bae
  5. ___ I have placed my child in his hands
  6. COME HITHER SO I CAN PUNISH YOU FOR THE SASS
  7. A certain playwriter's place of residence

15 Clues: indeed • Shakespeare's bae • ___ the herald angels sing • We dont know what he was doing • ____ they already know what we're doing • ___ I have placed my child in his hands • What lord Voldemort was to harry potter • ___ I smack yo behind for that back-talk • Look ___ and behold the best cheese ever • The playwriter who wrote Romeo and Juliet • ...

Books 2020-04-06

Books crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ash
  2. do
  3. ninja
  4. mystery
  5. mouse
  6. doll
  7. romeo and juliet
Down
  1. matilda
  2. belt
  3. magic
  4. dragons
  5. doodling
  6. kenny

13 Clues: do • ash • belt • doll • magic • ninja • mouse • kenny • matilda • mystery • dragons • doodling • romeo and juliet

COINED BY SHAKESPEARE 2016-11-28

COINED BY SHAKESPEARE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one who handles, controls, or directs
  2. of a doubtful or uncertain nature
  3. the act of pondering or meditation
  4. avoiding waste
  5. something offensive to one's moral standards
  6. without qualification or exception
  7. to be hindrance or obstacle to
  8. invulnerable to fear
Down
  1. worn out or weary
  2. provides additional strength
  3. to criticize severely
  4. one who puts on an air of learning
  5. full of deep-seated resentment
  6. to deprive of status or authority
  7. marked by success or favorable circumstances
  8. knotted or twisted
  9. ludicrously comical
  10. progress by large jumps
  11. to request or entreat

19 Clues: avoiding waste • worn out or weary • knotted or twisted • ludicrously comical • invulnerable to fear • to criticize severely • to request or entreat • progress by large jumps • provides additional strength • full of deep-seated resentment • to be hindrance or obstacle to • of a doubtful or uncertain nature • to deprive of status or authority • one who puts on an air of learning • ...

Shakespeare the creator. 2017-10-15

Shakespeare the creator. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo had to leave Verona by that time.
  2. A midpoint between two opinions reached with help of concessions.
  3. A person who expresses an unfavorable constructive opinion on some topic.
  4. The goal of any commercial.
  5. Political leaders try to seem this way before an election.
  6. A poem that is elevating a particular subject. Often lyric or epic.
  7. Completely invaluable.
  8. In the Mercantilist Trammels on Trade, Dutch shippers were _____ing their way.
  9. People tend to do that to everything they don’t fully understand in order to make sed thing more clear to themselves.
Down
  1. The quality given to the Native Americans by many colonizers.
  2. You’ve been using those for the previous words of the crossword.
  3. This word contains Mrs.Hans' favorite Shakespeare-created word.
  4. To Caliban it was a _______ to work for Prospero.
  5. Suffering from the disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain is disturbed, causing seizures.
  6. A winner.
  7. Romeo did that to himself.
  8. You try to be like this when you’re eating in a middle of a night when your parents are already asleep, and you don’t feel like getting caught.
  9. Drug _________.
  10. Your worldview will change dramatically if you lose one of those.

19 Clues: A winner. • Drug _________. • Completely invaluable. • Romeo did that to himself. • The goal of any commercial. • To Caliban it was a _______ to work for Prospero. • Political leaders try to seem this way before an election. • In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo had to leave Verona by that time. • The quality given to the Native Americans by many colonizers. • ...

shakespeares words - Wyatt 2022-11-28

shakespeares words - Wyatt crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Shakespeare's wife
  2. I had to move _______ for the cops
  3. a time when we didn't know what Shakespeare was doing
  4. there was a bear over _____
  5. I told my friend to _____
  6. I had to _____ in on the conversation
  7. my ____ was in front of me
Down
  1. I asked my friend does he ________ have a dollar
  2. made plays between 1590-1613
  3. I told him to have _______
  4. Shakespeare's son who died very young
  5. there was a long _____ in deadpool 1 and 2
  6. I said _______ did he throw that at me
  7. I told my son the _____ to his room
  8. the main character was ________ to the audience

15 Clues: Shakespeare's wife • I told my friend to _____ • I told him to have _______ • my ____ was in front of me • there was a bear over _____ • made plays between 1590-1613 • I had to move _______ for the cops • I told my son the _____ to his room • Shakespeare's son who died very young • I had to _____ in on the conversation • I said _______ did he throw that at me • ...

Renesance a humanismus 2014-03-23

Renesance a humanismus crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Oproti středověku je důraz kladen na ..... stránku života
  2. Význam slova renesance
  3. Jak se nazývá nejznámější obraz Leonarda da Vinci
  4. Lyrická báseň o čtrnácti verších členěných do 4 strof (2 čtyřverší a 2 trojverší)
  5. Kolik zhruba her napsal Shakespeare za svého života
  6. Autor díla Božská komedie
  7. Význam slova humanus
  8. Do jakého umění kromě malířství pronikla renesance?
  9. Pětistopý nerýmovaný verš psaný jambem
  10. Které italské město bylo centrem renesance
  11. Kde hledá renesance inspiraci?
Down
  1. Jak se nazývalo divadlo, pro které Shakespeare psal své divadelní hry
  2. Nejznámější Shakespearova komedie
  3. Autor díla Odkaz a Závěť
  4. O rozvoj jakého žánru se přičinil Giovanni Boccaccio
  5. Co stojí v centru dění v renesanci a humanismu?

16 Clues: Význam slova humanus • Význam slova renesance • Autor díla Odkaz a Závěť • Autor díla Božská komedie • Kde hledá renesance inspiraci? • Nejznámější Shakespearova komedie • Pětistopý nerýmovaný verš psaný jambem • Které italské město bylo centrem renesance • Co stojí v centru dění v renesanci a humanismu? • Jak se nazývá nejznámější obraz Leonarda da Vinci • ...

Books 2020-04-06

Books crossword puzzle
Across
  1. creatures
  2. do
  3. band
  4. mystery
  5. mouse
  6. doll
  7. romeo and juliet
Down
  1. matilda
  2. belt
  3. nose
  4. dragons
  5. doodling
  6. jetpack

13 Clues: do • belt • nose • band • doll • mouse • matilda • mystery • dragons • jetpack • doodling • creatures • romeo and juliet

Shakespeare's Elizabethan Era 2020-03-24

Shakespeare's Elizabethan Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. kind of jokes did Shakespeare invent? Hint* it's in a video!/Knock knock
  2. by many to be the greatest monarch in English history./ Elizabeth Tudor
  3. back then wanted to be considered as small as possible. What's another word for small? /petite
  4. clothes from this time were meant to look like what heavy garment? /armor
  5. name for the Tower of London prison, during the Elizabethan Era/white tower
  6. festival was celebrated in April? /All fools day
  7. wasn't the traditional hydration method back then, what was? /wine
  8. the world's a _________, and all the men and women merely players."/stage
  9. might be too soon, but what kind of illness was most prominent during this time? /Bubonic plague
Down
  1. for kids: mrs. Duncan generated an insult for you! Check the line in the columns for the answer C1:L3, C2:L6,C3:L6/Beslubbering clapper clawed bugbear
  2. wife/Anne Hathaway
  3. many times was The Globe Theatre destroyed? /two
  4. was different back then too. What's one activity that was popular? Think Zorro or Princess Bride... /Fencing
  5. to a certain illness, what was the age most people died by when Shakespeare was around? /Fifty
  6. for William Shakespeare/The bard
  7. animal does Elizabeth reference in her mini bio video? /Lion
  8. throughout Elizabeth I's reign/ Protestant

17 Clues: wife/Anne Hathaway • for William Shakespeare/The bard • throughout Elizabeth I's reign/ Protestant • many times was The Globe Theatre destroyed? /two • festival was celebrated in April? /All fools day • animal does Elizabeth reference in her mini bio video? /Lion • wasn't the traditional hydration method back then, what was? /wine • ...

WRITING 2024-01-18

WRITING crossword puzzle
Across
  1. shakespeare
  2. hogwarts
  3. tome
  4. mithril
Down
  1. parchment
  2. sword
  3. quill

7 Clues: tome • sword • quill • mithril • hogwarts • parchment • shakespeare

Macbeth and Shakespeare Crossword 2023-12-13

Macbeth and Shakespeare Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The genre of both "Hamlet" and "Macbeth" is a ___.
  2. The Sonnet Structure typically consists of ___ lines (the number is spelled out).
  3. This person beheads Macbeth.
  4. Mysterious witches that can foretell the future.
  5. The Playwright's Home: Anne Hathaway's ___.
  6. This person encourages Macbeth to go through with murdering a king
  7. Shakespeare's nickname was the bard of ___.
  8. Macbeth's unchecked ___ leads to his downfall.
  9. The king of Scotland that Macbeth will later betray.
  10. Romeo and ___ was another tragedy written by Shakespeare.
Down
  1. Where the final battle occurs.
  2. Shakespeare's theater where many of his plays were performed.
  3. "Much ado about ___"
  4. Country where macbeth takes place.
  5. Macbeth was, at first, the thane of ___
  6. Shakespeare's wife's first name.
  7. The town that Shakespeare was born in was Stratford-upon-_____.
  8. "Double Double, ___ and trouble."
  9. Macbeth sees this person's ghost.
  10. "A Midsummer's Night's ____"

20 Clues: "Much ado about ___" • This person beheads Macbeth. • "A Midsummer's Night's ____" • Where the final battle occurs. • Shakespeare's wife's first name. • "Double Double, ___ and trouble." • Macbeth sees this person's ghost. • Country where macbeth takes place. • Macbeth was, at first, the thane of ___ • The Playwright's Home: Anne Hathaway's ___. • ...

Winter Crossword 2022-12-19

Winter Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Some US states use eco-friendly alternatives to salt on the roads, what cheese making state of Wisconsin use?
  2. Which star sign runs from 22nd Nov to 21st Dec?
  3. Which one the following wrote A Winter's Tale: Hemingway, Shakespeare, Wilde?
  4. Which alternative name do we give New Year's Eve in Scotland?
  5. Which country celebrates Christmas Day by enjoying a KFC?
  6. True or False: The Earth is closer to the sun in winter than in summer.
  7. Snowflakes have how many sides/arms?
Down
  1. Red squirrels hang what type of food out to dry between tree branches so it keeps over winter?
  2. Where were the first winter Olympics held?
  3. Which TV programme from 1996 has the highest ever Christmas viewing figures, at 24.45 million viewers?
  4. Which star of Casablanca was born on Christmas Day in 1899?
  5. What is the name given to a bad winter snow storm?
  6. Which type of tree drops leaves/needles in winter?
  7. Which Scottish female vocalist was born in Aberdeen on Christmas Day 1954?
  8. Charles _______ is credited with creating the first mechanical computer, the"Difference Engine."
  9. What type of duck found in the UK does not migrate in winter?
  10. Which fruit has a variety called "Winter Banana"?
  11. "Now is the winter of our discontent" is the first line of which Shakespeare play?
  12. In The Wizard of Oz, the fake snow was made from which hazardous material?

19 Clues: Snowflakes have how many sides/arms? • Where were the first winter Olympics held? • Which star sign runs from 22nd Nov to 21st Dec? • Which fruit has a variety called "Winter Banana"? • What is the name given to a bad winter snow storm? • Which type of tree drops leaves/needles in winter? • Which country celebrates Christmas Day by enjoying a KFC? • ...

Shakespeare Henry V 2020-08-09

Shakespeare Henry V crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who was friends with king Henry V in his youth?
  2. Who was the king of France?
  3. What word found in the book means “powerful; mighty; potent”?
  4. What country was the play set in?
  5. What was the name of the king of France’s daughter?
  6. What word found in the book means “being in the direct line, as a descendent or ancestor”?
  7. What was the name of the new king of England‘s father?
  8. Who was one of the two guys that was hung in France for looting the conquered towns?
  9. Who did Pistol capture in battle?
  10. What word found in the book means “any flag or banner”?
  11. Dauphin’s message to Henry was_______.
  12. What word found in the book means “daily”?
  13. What word found in the book means “not working or active; doing nothing”?
  14. What word found in the book means “a prayer”?
  15. One of the wealthy/powerful English clergyman was the Archbishop of________.
  16. What happened between France and England?
  17. What was the reason that Henry and Catherine got married?
Down
  1. What word found in the book means “to happen or result as a natural growth, addition”?
  2. Where did Henry hang out in his youth?
  3. What did king Henry disguise himself as to find out what his soldiers thought of the battle?
  4. Who was the queen of France?
  5. Henry found out about a conspiracy against his _____.
  6. What word found in the book means “a person or thing that first indicates a direction”?
  7. Who became king of England after his father died?
  8. What word found in the book means “to seize and hold a position, office, powered by fourth without legal right”?
  9. The famous battle that occurred was called the Battle of_______.
  10. Who was the daughter of the king of France married off to?
  11. The other wealthy/powerful English clergyman was the Bishop of______.
  12. What word found in the book means “broken; having a part displaced”?
  13. What century was the play set in?

30 Clues: Who was the king of France? • Who was the queen of France? • What country was the play set in? • Who did Pistol capture in battle? • What century was the play set in? • Where did Henry hang out in his youth? • Dauphin’s message to Henry was_______. • What happened between France and England? • What word found in the book means “daily”? • ...

Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-06

Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 12: romeo gets _________ after killing tybalt
  2. 1: Two lines that rhyme
  3. 3: the first person to die
  4. 7: who says "whats in a name that witch we call a rose"
  5. 4: in the prologue the chorus says "where civil blood makes civil hands ______"
  6. 5: Where does the book of romeo and juliet take place
  7. 18: Juliet's father
  8. 9:Juliet's potential husband
  9. 20: Kills Paris
Down
  1. 14: the book romeo and juliet takes place over _____ days
  2. 11: who says "The day is hot the capels are abroad"
  3. 13: tybalt is a ______ boy
  4. 15: who kills mercutio
  5. 8:Friar John couldn't give the letter to romeo because he was _______
  6. 2: In act 5 Prince says "A ______ peace this morning with it brings"
  7. 6: how many acts are in the book romeo and juliet
  8. 19: who sells romeo drugs
  9. 16: tybalt is juliet's _______
  10. 17: friar lawrence is a ______
  11. 10: The nurses real name

20 Clues: 20: Kills Paris • 18: Juliet's father • 15: who kills mercutio • 1: Two lines that rhyme • 10: The nurses real name • 19: who sells romeo drugs • 13: tybalt is a ______ boy • 3: the first person to die • 9:Juliet's potential husband • 16: tybalt is juliet's _______ • 17: friar lawrence is a ______ • 12: romeo gets _________ after killing tybalt • ...

Coined by Shakespeare 2017-01-25

Coined by Shakespeare crossword puzzle
Across
  1. progress by large jumps
  2. worn out or weary
  3. knotted or twisted
  4. to be a hindrance or obstacle to
  5. provides additional strength
  6. ludicrously comical
  7. to deprive of status or authority
  8. to request or entreat
  9. the act of pondering or meditation
  10. avoiding waste
  11. to criticize severely
  12. offensive to one's moral standards
Down
  1. something offensive to the eye or sight
  2. one who puts on an air of learning
  3. marked by success or favorable
  4. invulnerable to fear
  5. without qualification or exception
  6. of a doubtful or uncertain nature
  7. full of deep-seated resentment
  8. one who handles, controls, or directs

20 Clues: avoiding waste • worn out or weary • knotted or twisted • ludicrously comical • invulnerable to fear • to request or entreat • to criticize severely • progress by large jumps • provides additional strength • marked by success or favorable • full of deep-seated resentment • to be a hindrance or obstacle to • of a doubtful or uncertain nature • to deprive of status or authority • ...

Shakespeare Literary Terms 2021-02-09

Shakespeare Literary Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A combination of contradictory terms(EX: Jumbo Shrimp).
  2. The audience or reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not know.
  3. Character who does not changes much in the course of a story.
  4. Humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot.
  5. A speech by one character in a play.
  6. A play, novel,or other narrative that depicts serious and important events in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.
  7. Event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period.
  8. A short introduction at the beginning of a play that gives a brief overview of the plot.
  9. A play on multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings.
Down
  1. Character who changes as a result of the story's events.
  2. Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme; couplets often signal the character the EXIT of a character or the end of a scene.
  3. Words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others onstage.
  4. A group who says things at the same time.
  5. A story written to be acted for an audience.
  6. Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter each line of poetry contains 5 iambs, or metrical feet, that consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
  7. An unusually long speech in which a character who is on a stage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloud.
  8. A writer or speaker says one thing, but really means something completely different.
  9. Direct, unadorned form of language, written or spoken, in ordinary use.
  10. Fourteen-line lyric poem that is usually written in iambic pentameter and that has one of several rhyme schemes (Shakespearean-3 four-line units or quatrains, followed by a concluding two-line unit, or couplet; abab).
  11. Character who is used as a contrast to another character; writer sets off/intensifies the qualities of two characters this way.

20 Clues: A speech by one character in a play. • A group who says things at the same time. • A story written to be acted for an audience. • Humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot. • A combination of contradictory terms(EX: Jumbo Shrimp). • Character who changes as a result of the story's events. • Event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period. • ...

Shakespeare Literacy Terms 2021-02-09

Shakespeare Literacy Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme; couplets often signal the EXIT of a character or end of a scene
  2. A play, novel, or other narrative that depicts serious and important events in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.
  3. A writer or speaker says one thing, but really means something completely different
  4. Event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period.
  5. Humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot.
  6. Words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others onstage
  7. A speech by one character in a play.
  8. Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter (“pent”=5; “meter”=measure); each line of poetry contains 5 iambs, or metrical feet, that consist of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
  9. A group who says things at the same time
  10. The audience or reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not know
Down
  1. A short introduction at the beginning of a play that gives a brief overview of the plot
  2. Fourteen-line lyric poem that is usually written in iambic pentameter and that has one of several rhyme schemes (Shakespearean-3 four-line units or quatrains, followed by a concluding two-line unit, or couplet; abab cdcd efef gg).
  3. Character who changes as a result of the story’s events
  4. Direct, unadorned form of language, written or spoken, in ordinary use
  5. An unusually long speech in which a character who is on stage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloud.
  6. A story written to be acted for an audience.
  7. Character who is used as a contrast to another character; writer sets off/intensifies the qualities of 2 characters this way.
  8. A play on the multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings
  9. A combination of contradictory terms (EX: jumbo shrimp).
  10. Character who does not change much in the course of a story.

20 Clues: A speech by one character in a play. • A group who says things at the same time • A story written to be acted for an audience. • Humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot. • Character who changes as a result of the story’s events • A combination of contradictory terms (EX: jumbo shrimp). • Event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period. • ...

Shakespeare Literary Terms 2021-02-13

Shakespeare Literary Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a speech by one character in a play.
  2. irony a writer or speaker says one thing, but really means something completely different
  3. a group who says things at the same time
  4. a play on the multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings
  5. a story written to be acted for an audience.
  6. fourteen-line lyric poem that is usually written in iambic pentameter
  7. an unusually long speech in which a character who is on stage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloud.
  8. character character who does not change much in the course of a story.
  9. words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others onstage
  10. direct, unadorned form of language, written or spoken, in ordinary use
  11. character who is used as a contrast to another character
Down
  1. a narrative that depicts serious and important events
  2. a short introduction at the beginning of a play
  3. poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
  4. a combination of contradictory terms
  5. irony the audience or reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not know
  6. relief humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot.
  7. character character who changes as a result of the story’s events
  8. event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period
  9. two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

20 Clues: a speech by one character in a play. • a combination of contradictory terms • a group who says things at the same time • two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme • poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter • a story written to be acted for an audience. • a short introduction at the beginning of a play • a narrative that depicts serious and important events • ...

Shakespeare Literary Terms 2021-02-12

Shakespeare Literary Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A group who says things at the same time
  2. A combination of contradictory terms (EX: jumbo shrimp).
  3. The audience or reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not know
  4. (“unrhymed”-no rhyme at the end of lines) verse Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter (“pent”=5; “meter”=measure); each line of poetry contains 5 iambs, or metrical feet, that consist of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
  5. Humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot.
  6. A story written to be acted for an audience.
  7. A speech by one character in a play.
  8. A play on the multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings
  9. A short introduction at the beginning of a play that gives a brief overview of the plot
  10. Words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others onstage
Down
  1. Character who does not change much in the course of a story.
  2. Character who changes as a result of the story’s events
  3. Character who is used as a contrast to another character; writer sets off/intensifies the qualities of 2 characters this way.
  4. A writer or speaker says one thing, but really means something completely different
  5. A play, novel, or other narrative that depicts serious and important events in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.
  6. Event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period.
  7. Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme; couplets often signal the EXIT of a character or end of a scene
  8. Fourteen-line lyric poem that is usually written in iambic pentameter and that has one of several rhyme schemes (Shakespearean-3 four-line units or quatrains, followed by a concluding two-line unit, or couplet; abab cdcd efef gg).
  9. An unusually long speech in which a character who is on stage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloud.
  10. Direct, unadorned form of language, written or spoken, in ordinary use

20 Clues: A speech by one character in a play. • A group who says things at the same time • A story written to be acted for an audience. • Humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot. • Character who changes as a result of the story’s events • A combination of contradictory terms (EX: jumbo shrimp). • Event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period. • ...

Shakespeare Literary Terms 2021-02-12

Shakespeare Literary Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An unusually long speech
  2. An event that is inappropriate
  3. Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
  4. Character who changes
  5. The audience/reader knows something important that the character does not know
  6. A combination of contradictory terms
  7. Poem written in iambic pentameter
  8. Short introduction to grab the audience's attention
Down
  1. Character who does not change much
  2. A speech by one character
  3. Says one thing but really means something different
  4. Unadorned form of language
  5. Words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience
  6. Character who is used as a contrast to another character
  7. Written in unryhmed iambic pentameter contains 5 iambs
  8. Individuals says it all together
  9. Humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot
  10. A play on the multiple meanings of a word
  11. A character comes to an unhappy ending
  12. Written to be acted

20 Clues: Written to be acted • Character who changes • An unusually long speech • A speech by one character • Unadorned form of language • An event that is inappropriate • Individuals says it all together • Poem written in iambic pentameter • Character who does not change much • A combination of contradictory terms • A character comes to an unhappy ending • ...

Shakespeare Literary Terms 2021-02-11

Shakespeare Literary Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a play on the multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings
  2. a combination of contradictory terms (EX: jumbo shrimp).
  3. poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter (“pent”=5; “meter”=measure); each line of poetry contains 5 iambs, or metrical feet, that consist of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
  4. a story written to be acted for an audience.
  5. character who is used as a contrast to another character; writer sets off/intensifies the qualities of 2 characters this way.
  6. a speech by one character in a play.
  7. a short introduction at the beginning of a play that gives a brief overview of the plot
  8. character who does not change much in the course of a story.
  9. event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period.
  10. humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot.
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  1. character who changes as a result of the story’s events
  2. a group who says things at the same time
  3. fourteen-line lyric poem that is usually written in iambic pentameter and that has one of several rhyme schemes (Shakespearean-3 four-line units or quatrains, followed by a concluding two-line unit, or couplet; abab cdcd efef gg).
  4. a writer or speaker says one thing, but really means something completely different
  5. the audience or reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not know
  6. direct, unadorned form of language, written or spoken, in ordinary use
  7. two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme; couplets often signal the EXIT of a character or end of a scene
  8. an unusually long speech in which a character who is on stage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloud.
  9. a play, novel, or other narrative that depicts serious and important events in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.
  10. words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others onstage

20 Clues: a speech by one character in a play. • a group who says things at the same time • a story written to be acted for an audience. • humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot. • character who changes as a result of the story’s events • a combination of contradictory terms (EX: jumbo shrimp). • event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period. • ...

Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle 2021-06-28

Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. does
  2. morning
  3. look
  4. goodbye and good luck to you
  5. early; in time
  6. sir (but said with force)
  7. your
  8. yes
  9. informal greeting
  10. are
  11. please; I would like you to...
  12. notice
  13. to exit (more than one person)
  14. landowner - above common man
  15. literally a kinsman or a friend
  16. has
  17. face
  18. in good faith; truly; honestly
  19. listen
  20. sounding of a death bell
  21. before
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  1. if you please
  2. from where
  3. to draw attention to something;
  4. to here
  5. will
  6. there
  7. family member; relative
  8. soon
  9. you (are)
  10. you
  11. carried
  12. go along with
  13. for shame (ridiculing)
  14. go away; leave
  15. yes
  16. from here
  17. alas; oh no
  18. to there
  19. burdened with; asked
  20. you
  21. should
  22. a respectful greeting

43 Clues: you • yes • are • yes • you • has • does • look • will • soon • your • face • there • notice • should • listen • before • morning • to here • carried • to there • you (are) • from here • from where • alas; oh no • if you please • go along with • early; in time • go away; leave • informal greeting • burdened with; asked • a respectful greeting • for shame (ridiculing) • family member; relative • sounding of a death bell • sir (but said with force) • ...

Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle 2021-06-28

Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. does
  2. morning
  3. look
  4. goodbye and good luck to you
  5. early; in time
  6. sir (but said with force)
  7. your
  8. yes
  9. informal greeting
  10. are
  11. please; I would like you to...
  12. notice
  13. to exit (more than one person)
  14. landowner - above common man
  15. literally a kinsman or a friend
  16. has
  17. face
  18. in good faith; truly; honestly
  19. listen
  20. sounding of a death bell
  21. before
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  1. if you please
  2. from where
  3. to draw attention to something;
  4. to here
  5. will
  6. there
  7. family member; relative
  8. soon
  9. you (are)
  10. you
  11. carried
  12. go along with
  13. for shame (ridiculing)
  14. go away; leave
  15. yes
  16. from here
  17. alas; oh no
  18. to there
  19. burdened with; asked
  20. you
  21. should
  22. a respectful greeting

43 Clues: you • yes • are • yes • you • has • does • look • will • soon • your • face • there • notice • should • listen • before • morning • to here • carried • to there • you (are) • from here • from where • alas; oh no • if you please • go along with • early; in time • go away; leave • informal greeting • burdened with; asked • a respectful greeting • for shame (ridiculing) • family member; relative • sounding of a death bell • sir (but said with force) • ...

Shakespeare Final Review 2023-05-08

Shakespeare Final Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Setting of "Fences"
  2. Author of "Fences"
  3. The name of Alonso's daughter
  4. The Setting of Streetcar
  5. Is a reflection of Prospero
  6. A Jazz musician
  7. Married to Lucille
  8. Lives with Miss Pearl
  9. Lives with his sick mother
  10. Troy's mistress
  11. Famously cries, "Stella!!!"
Down
  1. The ex-Duke of Milan
  2. Plays Trinculo in The Tempest Movie
  3. Prospero's spirit helper
  4. Troy's last child
  5. The Dubois's plantation
  6. What belongs to the husband belongs to the wife
  7. Who Blanche plans to get money from
  8. U.S. Baseball league of African Americans
  9. In love with Miranda

20 Clues: A Jazz musician • Troy's mistress • Troy's last child • Author of "Fences" • Married to Lucille • Setting of "Fences" • The ex-Duke of Milan • In love with Miranda • Lives with Miss Pearl • The Dubois's plantation • Prospero's spirit helper • The Setting of Streetcar • Lives with his sick mother • Is a reflection of Prospero • Famously cries, "Stella!!!" • The name of Alonso's daughter • ...

Macbeth/ Shakespeare Crossword 2023-12-12

Macbeth/ Shakespeare Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Shakespeare's first name
  2. The quote, "To be, or not to be," comes from which pay
  3. Which character was born by C-section
  4. He introduced around 3,000 words to the English language
  5. Where the Globe Theatre was located
  6. Who is the leader of the three witches
  7. The character who says, "Out damned spot!"
  8. Malcom flees to what country following Duncans murder
  9. The name of the female lead in Shakespeare's most famous play
Down
  1. What does blood represent in the play
  2. Banquo's son
  3. Where Macbeth's castle is located
  4. The character with Macbeth when the witches are first discovered
  5. How many acts are in Macbeth
  6. Macbeth was originally the Thane of ______
  7. The name of the male lead in Shakespeare's most famous play
  8. The king that Macbeth murders in act
  9. The style of play that 'Romeo and Juliet' was written as
  10. Juliet's age
  11. The character that speaks the last line in Macbeth

20 Clues: Banquo's son • Juliet's age • Shakespeare's first name • How many acts are in Macbeth • Where Macbeth's castle is located • Where the Globe Theatre was located • The king that Macbeth murders in act • What does blood represent in the play • Which character was born by C-section • Who is the leader of the three witches • Macbeth was originally the Thane of ______ • ...

Dictionary of Shakespeare 2024-09-09

Dictionary of Shakespeare crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (prefix - un) not seemingly real
  2. (suffix - less) too many to be counted
  3. (suffix - ion) person defeating others, particularly in sports or competitions
  4. (prefix - less) to be less than worthy, lacking worth
  5. (suffix - er) device used in game shows
  6. (suffix - less) lacking sound/noise
  7. (prefix - un) to remove clothing
  8. (suffix - ic) someone who expresses opinions
  9. (suffix -able) amusing, evokes laughter
  10. (suffix - ing) red in the face from emotion
  11. (suffix - able) impossible to harm or damage
  12. (suffix - ful) full of events or occurrences
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  1. (suffix - er) lacking in vitality,mediocre
  2. (suffix - ed) person or group of people who are tried for a crime or being charged
  3. (suffix - ial) pointing indirectly toward someone's guilt but not conclusively proving it.
  4. (prefix - sub) to be placed under water
  5. (suffix - tion) the act of assassinating someone
  6. (prefix - dis) dissatisfied with one's circumstances, lacking contentment,
  7. (prefix - dis) to lose determination or confidence
  8. (suffix - ly) to be alone

20 Clues: (suffix - ly) to be alone • (prefix - un) not seemingly real • (prefix - un) to remove clothing • (suffix - less) lacking sound/noise • (suffix - less) too many to be counted • (prefix - sub) to be placed under water • (suffix - er) device used in game shows • (suffix -able) amusing, evokes laughter • (suffix - er) lacking in vitality,mediocre • ...

Shakespeare Created Words 2024-11-19

Shakespeare Created Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A thief
  2. a fish sometimes put on pizza
  3. Gossip
  4. Where a farmer and his family live
  5. similar to a crocodile
  6. A blast of wind
  7. A beetle with spots
  8. a person that doesn't spend much money
  9. an animal that guards a property
  10. A small drip of water
  11. to copy
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  1. not watertight
  2. A place to sleep
  3. the bottom level of a house
  4. the top level of a house
  5. a clue
  6. to shiver
  7. a warm, soft light
  8. icy cold
  9. Vomiting

20 Clues: Gossip • a clue • A thief • to copy • icy cold • Vomiting • to shiver • not watertight • A blast of wind • A place to sleep • a warm, soft light • A beetle with spots • A small drip of water • similar to a crocodile • the top level of a house • the bottom level of a house • a fish sometimes put on pizza • an animal that guards a property • Where a farmer and his family live • ...

Shakespeare Puzzle 2022-05-17

Shakespeare Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of Shakespeare's types of plays where not everyone dies.
  2. "All that glitters is not ____."
  3. ____ pentameter (Shakespeare uses this)
  4. Where is Shakespeare performing?
Down
  1. A villain from "Hamlet"
  2. Shakespeare's most famous sonnet (Spell
  3. The piece of paper actors read off of.
  4. A _____ Night's Dream
  5. "Uneasy lies the head that wears the ___."
  6. The Bard of ____

10 Clues: The Bard of ____ • A _____ Night's Dream • A villain from "Hamlet" • "All that glitters is not ____." • Where is Shakespeare performing? • The piece of paper actors read off of. • Shakespeare's most famous sonnet (Spell • ____ pentameter (Shakespeare uses this) • "Uneasy lies the head that wears the ___." • One of Shakespeare's types of plays where not everyone dies.

Elizabethan Age 2013-02-04

Elizabethan Age crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the synonym for the Elizabethan Age?
  2. Who was the "The Virgin Queen" ?"
  3. What is the birthplace of William Shakespeare?
  4. What was a cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th?
  5. What is one of the most famous play of Shakespeare?
Down
  1. Where is the Globe Theatre?
  2. What was the famous theatre in this time?"
  3. What was initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants?
  4. Who was the one of the famous writer of this time?

9 Clues: Where is the Globe Theatre? • Who was the "The Virgin Queen" ?" • What was the famous theatre in this time?" • What is the synonym for the Elizabethan Age? • What is the birthplace of William Shakespeare? • Who was the one of the famous writer of this time? • What is one of the most famous play of Shakespeare? • ...

WRITING 2024-01-18

WRITING crossword puzzle
Across
  1. shakespeare
  2. hogwarts
  3. tome
  4. mithril
Down
  1. parchment
  2. sword
  3. quill

7 Clues: tome • sword • quill • mithril • hogwarts • parchment • shakespeare

William Shakespeare 2024-02-16

William Shakespeare crossword puzzle
Across
  1. he died on his
  2. where he didn't go
  3. he wrote?
  4. where he lived
  5. where was he born
  6. something we couldn't do
Down
  1. someone who makes things
  2. where actors preform
  3. he was this when he got married
  4. 4th month of the year
  5. name of his theater
  6. his wife was called

12 Clues: he wrote? • he died on his • where he lived • where was he born • where he didn't go • name of his theater • his wife was called • where actors preform • 4th month of the year • someone who makes things • something we couldn't do • he was this when he got married

Shakespeare terms 2025-04-04

Shakespeare terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the repetition of consonants, usually at the beginning of words
  2. two lines of verse of equal length that rhyme one after the other
  3. a ten syllable line of verse with five stresses:di dum, di dum, di dum, di dum, di dum
  4. platform or area in a theatre on which the plays are performed to an audience
  5. the use of emotionally charged words and phrases which conjure up vivid mental pictures in the imagination
  6. the use of mild indirect words instead of more accurate and direct words i.e. “pass away “instead of “die”
  7. a monologue spoken by a character who is alone on the stage. It reveals his/her inner thoughts and motives, and so discloses what the character is really like
  8. a comparison that suggests two dissimilar things are actually the same
  9. the repetition of vowel sounds
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  1. unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter
  2. treating something as a human being; giving things human feelings and attributes
  3. the placing together of opposing words or ideas in order to show a contrast

12 Clues: the repetition of vowel sounds • unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter • the repetition of consonants, usually at the beginning of words • two lines of verse of equal length that rhyme one after the other • a comparison that suggests two dissimilar things are actually the same • the placing together of opposing words or ideas in order to show a contrast • ...

most important British person 2024-03-11

most important British person crossword puzzle
Across
  1. churchill is very good writer and
  2. the name of nightingale
  3. elisabeth's hair color
  4. darwin studied fossils and
  5. the name of the qeen of England
  6. the name of father of elisabeth
Down
  1. a famous english writer
  2. name of darwin's theory
  3. florence nightingale as an adult decides to become
  4. the famous plays of shakespeare

10 Clues: elisabeth's hair color • a famous english writer • name of darwin's theory • the name of nightingale • darwin studied fossils and • the famous plays of shakespeare • the name of the qeen of England • the name of father of elisabeth • churchill is very good writer and • florence nightingale as an adult decides to become

Y10 Tempest (Context mostly). Aldi Mars bars for winners! 2018-05-09

Y10 Tempest (Context mostly). Aldi Mars bars for winners! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Prospero's treacherous brother
  2. Which museum can you find Powhatan's mantle?
  3. Guy Fawkes' religion.
  4. William ________ - the writer who inspired Shakespeare
  5. relating to gaining more landmass for your country
  6. The name of the first permanent English settlement in America
  7. Island of _______ - What did the survivors call Bermuda?
  8. Who was the Queen before James I took the throne?
  9. Where did Claribel's wedding take place?
Down
  1. Who is the kind old councillor?
  2. The name for the period relating to James I
  3. Who falls in love with Miranda?
  4. Sea _______ - the name of the ship wrecked near Bermuda.
  5. The birthplace of William Shakespeare
  6. The name for the period which ended in 1603
  7. Sycorax was one of these.
  8. Alonso is the Duke of _______
  9. Which country unified with England in 1603?

18 Clues: Guy Fawkes' religion. • Sycorax was one of these. • Alonso is the Duke of _______ • Prospero's treacherous brother • Who is the kind old councillor? • Who falls in love with Miranda? • The birthplace of William Shakespeare • Where did Claribel's wedding take place? • The name for the period relating to James I • The name for the period which ended in 1603 • ...

King Lear Crossword 2014-10-16

King Lear Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When 2 characters share a secret
  2. Evil daughter of Lear married to Albany
  3. Long speech given to other characters on stage
  4. It's thought that he passed away on his birthday
  5. Daughter of King Lear married to The King of France
  6. Brother of Edmund, greedy
  7. Good guy, loyal, works for the king
Down
  1. Theatre Where Shakespeare performed most of his plays
  2. Married to Goneril
  3. Lear Full of himself, selfish King with 3 daughters
  4. Gets his eyes removed
  5. First person to die in the play
  6. Brother of Edgar, sneaky, greedy
  7. Evil daughter of Lear married to Cornwall

14 Clues: Married to Goneril • Gets his eyes removed • Brother of Edmund, greedy • First person to die in the play • When 2 characters share a secret • Brother of Edgar, sneaky, greedy • Good guy, loyal, works for the king • Evil daughter of Lear married to Albany • Evil daughter of Lear married to Cornwall • Long speech given to other characters on stage • ...

King Lear Crossword 2014-10-16

King Lear Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Brother of Edgar, sneaky, greedy
  2. Brother of Edmund, greedy
  3. Evil daughter of Lear married to Albany
  4. Long speech given to other characters on stage
  5. Evil daughter of Lear married to Cornwall
  6. It's thought that he passed away on his birthday
  7. Good guy, loyal, works for the king
  8. Daughter of King Lear married to The King of France
Down
  1. First person to die in the play
  2. Theatre Where Shakespeare performed most of his plays
  3. Full of himself, selfish King with 3 daughters
  4. When 2 characters share a secret
  5. Gets his eyes removed
  6. Married to Goneril

14 Clues: Married to Goneril • Gets his eyes removed • Brother of Edmund, greedy • First person to die in the play • Brother of Edgar, sneaky, greedy • When 2 characters share a secret • Good guy, loyal, works for the king • Evil daughter of Lear married to Albany • Evil daughter of Lear married to Cornwall • Full of himself, selfish King with 3 daughters • ...

Elizabethan Era Crossword Puzzle 2025-04-24

Elizabethan Era Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – The name of Shakespeare’s theater
  2. – Popular writer of the Elizabethan era
  3. – Queen of the era
  4. – Printed mini books containing calendars and predictions
  5. – Houses in Shakespeare’s time were identified by these
  6. – A favorite upper-class pastime using trained birds
  7. – Belief system based on celestial influences
  8. – Medical practice used to balance humors, often timed with the moon
Down
  1. – Popular outdoor game involving rolling balls
  2. – Science of turning base metals into gold
  3. – Female roles in plays were performed by these
  4. – The number of planets believed to orbit Earth
  5. – Royal messengers who granted coats of arms
  6. – paths in which Elizabethans believed planets moved
  7. – The town where Shakespeare was born

15 Clues: – Queen of the era • – The name of Shakespeare’s theater • – The town where Shakespeare was born • – Popular writer of the Elizabethan era • – Science of turning base metals into gold • – Royal messengers who granted coats of arms • – Belief system based on celestial influences • – Popular outdoor game involving rolling balls • ...

Shakespeare Crossword 2012-06-07

Shakespeare Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. stage direction. The action of leaving the stage.
  2. a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker.
  3. a dramatic time in which a character speaks to the audience.
  4. passages of speech between characters in a play.
  5. A short poem or speech spoken directly to the audience following the conclusion of a play.
  6. A group of persons who speak or sing in unison a given part or composition in drama or poetry recitation.
Down
  1. the surroundings on stage, visisble to the audience, in which the action of a play develops.
  2. a company of actors.
  3. the act of talking while or as if alone.
  4. The place in which the action of a play occurs.
  5. one of the principal divisions of a theatrical work (as a play or opera)
  6. an introductory speech, often in verse, calling attention to the theme of a play.

12 Clues: a company of actors. • the act of talking while or as if alone. • The place in which the action of a play occurs. • passages of speech between characters in a play. • stage direction. The action of leaving the stage. • a dramatic time in which a character speaks to the audience. • one of the principal divisions of a theatrical work (as a play or opera) • ...

William Shakespeare 2013-11-16

William Shakespeare crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A funny play is a ...
  2. Town where Shakespeare was born
  3. Name of Shakespeare's first child
Down
  1. ... and Juliet
  2. To be or not to be
  3. A play often based on historical events is a ...
  4. A famous Elizabethan theater in London
  5. Poor person who watches plays standing
  6. A sad depressing play is a ...
  7. Name of Shakespear's wife
  8. Number of brothers and sisters Shakespeare had
  9. A type of poem with 14 lines and a special rhyming pattern

12 Clues: ... and Juliet • To be or not to be • A funny play is a ... • Name of Shakespear's wife • A sad depressing play is a ... • Town where Shakespeare was born • Name of Shakespeare's first child • A famous Elizabethan theater in London • Poor person who watches plays standing • Number of brothers and sisters Shakespeare had • A play often based on historical events is a ... • ...