Can You Guess the Shakespeare Play Based on the Quote?

Shakespeare is a polarizing thing. If you didn’t do so hot in English class, it’s a word that will strike post-trauma horror in your heart when you see it (did that just happen for you? Why did you even click this?). For the lit-nerds out there, it gets you way hyped up. For your sake, we hope you belong to the latter group. Do you love Shakespeare? If you do, you should definitely ace this quiz. Because you may say “love,” but totally forget the plot of Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Are you familiar with all of the history plays of his? Uh-oh. Yup, we’re going to quiz you on (most of) Shakespeare’s plays.

Here’s how it’ll go: we give you an out of context quote from Shakespeare’s plays. No character names, nothing. Then, you match the quote with the play it belongs to. Sounds fairly simple enough, right? Especially if you’re familiar with the source material. Well, even the most die-hard Shakespeare-holics have stumbled through this quiz and lived to tell the tale. Where will you rank among other bard enthusiasts? Let’s find out!