Shakespeare Crossword

by Derek Baker
 / archived by Rigel Tormon
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Across

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    In Romeo and Juliet, the feud between the Montague and ___ families was the main reason for the title characters' star-crossed love
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    Located in Warwickshire county, this town is both the place of birth and death of William Shakespeare
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    "To be, or not to be, that is the ___."
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    A ___ Night's Dream tells the enchanting story of love triangles, fairies and a person's head turning into that of a donkey
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    Romeo kills himself with ___ after mistakenly thinking a sleeping Juliet was dead
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    Presently located on the south side of the River Thames, the original ___ was the location for many of Shakespeare's performances
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    Disney's The Lion King can be viewed as a modern adaptation of this play by Shakespeare, which includes royal families, moral struggle and an evil uncle

Down

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    Another victim of Macbeth's seething lust for power, this Thane was murdered by the title character, though his son Fleance escapes
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    Calgary improv group The Kinkonauts perform their Shakespeare-based play monthly, named after this original piece
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    Though many characters in his plays have dark motives behind their actions, this antagonist in Othello is often cited as one of Shakespeare's only true villains
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    ___ is a tragedy based off of the legend of Leir of Britain
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    Shakespeare's plays are often grouped into three genres -- comedies, histories and ___
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    The Taming of the ___ is a comedy that depicts the courtship between Petruchio and Katherina
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    This character is the Venetian merchant in The Merchant of Venice
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    In The Tempest, this mischievous spirit serves Prospero despite his desire for freedom
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    Many thespians hold the superstition that saying the title to this play in any context other than in the play will bring bad luck to a theatre
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    Based off the history of Julius Caesar, this person kills Caesar