Shakespearean Quotes Matching Game

How well do you know the “Bard”? Poet and playwright, William Shakespeare is widelyregarded as the greatest writer in the English language. Many now famous modernquotes actually have their roots in his work. For example, “Something wicked this waycomes,” the title of a 1962 Ray Bradbury novel and the 1983 movie adaptation isactually a quote from one of Shakespeare’s plays. Do you know which one? Match thequotes below with the title of the Shakespeare play each appears in. You might just besurprised to see how many 16th century phrases that still apply in the 21st century!A. “Something wicked this way ______comes”B. “If music be the food of love ______love, play on”C. “All the world’s a stage” ______D. “Such stuff as dreams are ______made on”E. “Parting is such sweet sorrow” ______F. “The winter of our discontent” ______G. “All that glisters is not gold” ______H. “The play’s the thing” ______I. “Cowards die many times ______before their deaths”J. “The course of true love ______never did run smooth”K. “Nothing can come of nothing”_____L. “Neither rhyme nor reason” ______M. “If I be waspish, best beware ______my sting”N. “The world’s mine oyster” ______O. “One that loved not wisely ______but too well”P. “O, what men dare do” ______1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.As You Like ItThe Comedy of ErrorsHamletJulius CaesarKing LearMacbethThe Merchant of VeniceThe Merry Wives of WindsorA Midsummer Night’s DreamMuch Ado About NothingOthelloRichard IIIRomeo and JulietThe Taming of the ShrewThe TempestTwelfth NightProvided compliments of PIONEER DRAMA SERVICE, INC. (www.pioneerdrama.com) Please feel free to reproduce for use in your classroom.

Answer KeyA. “Something wicked this way [6] Macbeth—Act IV, Scene icomes”B. “If music be the food of love [16] Twelfth Night—Act I, Scene ilove, play on”C. “All the world’s a stage” [1] As You Like It—Act II, Scene viiD. “Such stuff as dreams are [15] The Tempest—Act IV, Scene imade on”E. “Parting is such sweet sorrow” [13] Romeo and Juliet—Act II, Scene iiF. “The winter of our discontent” [12] Richard III— Act I, Scene iG. “The play’s the thing” [3] Hamlet—Act II, Scene iiH. “All that glisters is not gold” [7] The Merchant of Venice—Act II, SceneviiiI. “Cowards die many times [4] Julius Caesar—Act II, Scene iibefore their deaths”J. “The course of true love [9] A Midsummer Night’s Dream—Act I,never did run smooth”Scene iK. “Nothing can come of nothing” [5] King Lear—Act I, Scene iL. “Neither rhyme nor reason” [2] The Comedy of Errors—Act II, Scene iiM. “If I be waspish, best beware [14] The Taming of the Shrew—Act II,my sting”Scene iN. “The world’s mine oyster” [8] The Merry Wives of Windsor—Act II,Scene iiO. “One that loved not wisely [11] Othello—Act V, Scene iibut too well”P. “O, what men dare do” [10] Much Ado About Nothing—Act IV, Scene iProvided compliments of PIONEER DRAMA SERVICE, INC. (www.pioneerdrama.com) Please feel free to reproduce for use in your classroom.