Can you name the Shakespeare Plays by First Line?

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Old John of Gaunt, time-honoured Lancaster, hast thou according to thy oath and bond brought hither Henry Hereford...Titled Character
Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of York; and all the clouds that loured upong our house in the deep bosom of the ocean buried.Richard Gloucester
I'll feeze you, in faith.Christopher Sly
I thought the King had more affected the Duke of Albany than Cornwall.Earl of Kent
Tush, never tell me!Roderigo
As I remember, Adam, it was upon this fashion bequeathed me by will but poor a thousand crowns...Orlando
Noble patricians, patrons of my right, defend the justice of my cause with arms.Saturninus
If you shall chance, Camillo, to visit Bohemia on the like ocassion wheron my services are now on foot...Archidamus
Two households, both alike in dignity in fair Verona, where we lay our scene...Chorus
Open your ears; for which of you will stop the vent of hearing when loud Rumour speaks?Rumour
Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour draws on apace.Thesueus
Now say, Chatillon, what would France with us?Titled Character
Boatswain!The Master of a ship
Escalus.Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Let fame, that all hunt after in their lives, live registered upon our brazen tombs...Ferdinand
To sing a song that old was sung from ashes ancient Gower is come assuming man's infirmities to glad your ear and please your eyes.John Gower
Who's there?Barnardo
Good day, sir.Poet
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In sooth, I know not why I am so sad.Antonio
Cease to persuade, my loving ProteusValentine
In delivering my son from me I bury a second husband.Countess
So shaken as we are, so wan with care, find we a time for frighted peace to pant and breathe short-winded accents of new broils...Titled Character
When shall we three meet again?First Witch
In Troy there lies the scene.Prologue
I learn in this letter that Don Pedro of Aragon comes this night to Messina.Leonato
Hence, home, you idle creatures, get you home!Flavius
You do not meet a man but frowns.First Gentleman
If music be the food of love, play on...Orsino
Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall, and by the doom of death end woes and all.Egeon
Nay, but this dotage of our General's O'erflows the measure.Philo
O for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention...Chorus
I wonder how the King escaped our hands?Earl of Warwick
As by your high imperial majesty I had in charge at my depart for France, as Procurator to your excellene, to marry Princess Margaret for your grace...Duke of Suffolk
Hung be the heavens with black!Duke of Bedford
Before we proceed any further, hear me speak.First Citizen
Sir Hugh, persuade me not.Robert Shallow
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First Lines of Shakespeare Quiz

  1. by wholover
  • Created Feb 14, 2011 in Literature
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