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Who Wrote Hamlet? William Shakespere
What is Hamlet about? Hamlet's father, the king, dies and his brother, Claudius, is crowned. A ghost appears and tells Hamlet that Claudius murdered the king. Hamlet's wife Ophelia tells her father, Polonius, that he has gone mad. Polonius tells Claudius that Hamlet is going mad with love.
What is this famous quote from "To be or not to be?" Hamlet
What is this famous quote from "Alas poor Yorick, I knew him Horatio?" Hamlet
What was the name of William Shakespeare's wife and play company? And what year did he die? Shakespere was married to Anne Hathaway and he worked with the Lord Chamberlein's Men, also known as King's Men. He died in April 23, 1616.
What might have inspired Shakespere to write Hamlet? The death of his son Hamnet and his father.
What Royalty did Shakespere perform for? Elizabeth I and James I
What is Oedipus Rex about? Oedipus Rex is about people trying to avoid their fate and working so hard to do so that their actions actually bring it about. It's a tragedy because the victims in the play are the very people who inadvertently make everything happen despite their best intentions.
Who wrote Oedipus? Sophocles
What kind of plays is Sophocles famous for writing? tragedies
What is Oedipus at Colonus about? After wandering the desert blindly and exiled by his family Oedipus finds security from Theseus in the city of Thebes. At the end of the story Oedipus becomes Thebes eternal protector and dies.
What is the play Anitgone about? The sons of Oedipus Etecloes and Polyneices kill each other fighting over the throne. There successor decides that only Eteocles will receive a proper burial.
Who Wrote Macbeth? William Shakespeare
Where does this famous quote come from? "By the pricking of my thumbs something evil this way comes?" Macbeth
Where does this famous quote come from? "Fair is foul and foul is fair" Macbeth
Who does Macbeth kill at the beginning of the play? King Duncan
Who wrote King Lear? William Shakespeare
What is the plot of King Lear? The King is deciding to split his Kingdom between his three daughters Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia. However first they must confess there love for them. He is unsatisfied with Cordelia's confession of love so he exiles her.
Who wrote Lord Of The Flies? William Golding
Who Wrote Othello ? William Shakespeare
What is the plot of Othello? Iago is furious about being overlooked for promotion and plots to take revenge against his General: Othello, the Moor of Venice. Iago manipulates Othello into believing his wife Desdemona is unfaithful, stirring Othello's jealousy.
Who wrote the Tempest? William Shakespeare
What is the Plot of the Tempest? Prospero ship wrecks her enemies on her island in an attempt to torture them.
Who wrote Moby Dick Herman Melvile
Where is this famous quote from? “We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.” The Tempest
Who wrote the Great Gatsby? F. Scott Fitzgerald
Who wrote Don Quixote? MIguel de Cervantes
What is the name of the whale in Moby Dick? Moby Dick
Who are the protagonists of Moby Dick? Captain Aham and Ishmael
Who wrote Sleepy Hollow? Washington Irving
Where does the Legend of the Headless Horsemen come from? Sleepy Hollow
Where does Sleepy Hollow take place? A Dutch Settlement of Tarry Town, New York called Sleepy Hollow
Who wrote Jane Eyre? Charlotte Bronte
What is the plot of Jane Eyre? Jane becomes the governess of a young girl named Adele and falls in love with the girl's father, Rochester. She finds out that Rochester is still married to his previous wife, Bertha, who went crazy and is kept in the basement.
What pen name did Charlotte Bronte use to publish Jane Eyre? Currer Bell
Who wrote Iliad? Homer
What is the plot of Iliad? The plot of the Iliad follows several weeks near the end of the Trojan War. After Agamemnon insults Achilles, Achilles refuses to fight, and the Greeks begin to die quickly. Patroclus disguises himself as Achilles and leads the Greeks into battle only to be killed by Hector. Achilles, enraged, kills Hector in revenge.
Who wrote Ulysses? James Joyce
What is Ulysses about? it follows the structure of the Odyssey and narrates Leopold Bloom going through his today to life. During the book Leopold attends to his business, goes to the beach, attends a funeral, buys soap, and goes to the pub etc. Leopold's wife's name is Molly.
Who is the antagonist in Romeo and Juliet? The Capulet and Montague families
Who is Juliet supposed to marry in Romeo and Juliet? Paris
Who is the protagonist of 1984? Winston Smith
Who wrote The Count of Monte Cristo? Alexander Dumas
Who wrote Picture of Dorian Gray? Oscar Wilde
What Russian author wrote Crime and Punishment? Fyodor Dostoyeksky
What author wrote War and Peace? Leo Tolstoy
Who wrote For Whom the Bell tolls and The Sun Also Rises, and The Old Man and the Sea? Ernest Hemingway
Who wrote Catcher and the Rye and A Perfect Day for Bananafish? J.D. Salinger
Who wrote As I Lay Dying? William Faulkner
Who wrote Heart of Darkness? Joseph Conrad
Who wrote Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame? victor Hugo
Who wrote Lolita? Vladimir Nabokov
Who wrote The Fountainhead? Ayn Rand
Who wrote Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? Robert Louis Stevenson
Who wrote The Stranger? Albert Camus
What American journalist collaborated with Malcom X in writing The Autobiography of Malcom X? Alex Haley
Who wrote Things Fall Apart? Chinua Achebe
What is Things Fall Apart about? It's about Nigeria before and during the European invasion and follows the life of the title character, Okonwo, a wrestler.
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