Chronology and Timeline of Shakespeare's plays | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Which play was thought to have been written for the wedding of Princess Elizabeth, daughter of James I?

The Winter's Tale

Shakespeare's retirement is much similar to this character's abjection of his powers.

Prospero

Name the plays that Shakespeare collaborated with Fletcher?

The Two Noble Kinsmen and Henry VIII

Which period is marked by themes of reconciliation, forgiveness and redemptive power of love?

The Late Period (1609–1613)

Name any one problem play.

All’s Well That Ends Well, Measure for Measure,

What are the 4 major tragedies of Shakespeare?

Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear

Shakespeare’s deepening psychological insight and his mastery of complex characters are found in his _______ plays.

Tragic plays

Which years are called as the Early Period?

1589–1600

Name any one joyous comedies of the first period?

As you Like It, Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing

Who wanted to see Falstaff in love?

Queen Elizabeth I

________ was dedicated to his patron, Earl of Southampton.

Venus and Adonis, Rape of Lucrece

Which character was inspired by Marlowe’s Barabas in Jew of Malta?

Shylock

Which play depicts the tragic love story - A Midsummer Night's Dream or Romeo and Juliet?

Romeo and Juliet

Two Gentlemen of Verona – an experiment adapted from a popular novel of his times was adapted from ________ prose romance Los Siete Libros de la Diana

Spanish

________ an adaptation of Latin comedy, Menaechmi of Plautus – A farcical plot about identical twins.

Comedy of Errors

Which playwright influenced Shakespeare for writting Henry IV?

Christopher Marlowe

How many periods are classified in Shakespeare's productive career?

4

Which play is considered Shakespeare’s farewell to the stage?

The Tempest

What are the primary categories of Shakespeare’s plays according to First Folio?

Comedy, Tragedy, History Plays

Shakespeare was born in the year _______.

1564