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Three Great Plays of Shakespeare

While reading
Romeo and Juliet (Part I)
1 Compare Romeo and Juliet, using the words
in the box. Some words may not fit either of
them.

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Macbeth (Part I)
4 Complete the speech bubbles. What is Lady
Macbeth thinking? And what is King Duncan
dreaming about?

cheerful false honest kind cruel

independent loyal romantic sensible
patient

Romeo

Juliet

Romeo and Juliet (Part II)

2 Romeo has a very bad memory. Put the
instructions that Friar Lawrence has given him
in the right order.
Steps to follow:
c SpendyourweddingnightwithJuliet.
c LeaveVerona.
c Stayuntiltheprinceforgivesyou.
c ReturntoVerona.
c GotoMantua.
c GotoJuliet.
3 Match the words on the tombs with the
names.
Mercutio Tybalt Paris LadyMontague
Romeo Juliet
a Herelies,whodiedoutof
sadness.
b Herelies,whodiedbecauseof
thehatredbetweentwofamilieshedidnot
belongto.
c Herelies,whowasmurderedby
hiscousinshusband.
d Herelies,whokilledherselfwith
adagger.
e Herelies,whokilledhimself
withpoison.
f Herelies,whodiedbecausehe
wasinthewrongplaceatthewrongtime.

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5 Who said this? Macbeth or Lady Macbeth?

a ImustgointoDuncansroomandkillhim.

b Getsomewaterandwashthebloodfrom
yourhands.
c Icannotgointothatroomandseethekings
bodyagain.
d Myhandsareasredasyours.

e Allthewaterintheoceanswillnotcleanthe
bloodfromthesehands.
Macbeth (Part II)
6 Complete the speech bubbles. What are
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth saying? What is
the ghost thinking?

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Three Great Plays of Shakespeare

7 Compare what the witches promised Macbeth
and what finally happened.
What the witches say to What finally
Macbeth
happens
Macbeth!Macbeth!
WatchMacduff.Watch
himandprotectyourself
fromhim.
Macbeth!Bebrave!You
cannotbehurtbyany
manwhowasbornfrom
awoman.
Yourenemieswillnever
beatyouuntilBirnam
Woodmovesto
DunsinaneHill.
King Lear (Part I)
8 True (T) or false (F)?
a EdmundandEdgarwerebrothers.
b PeoplethoughtEdgarwasmoreimportant
thanEdmund.
c TheEarlofGloucesterlovedEdgarmorethan
Edmund.
d Edmunddidntwanthisfathertoseethe
letter.
e Edgarwrotetheletter.
9 Complete the table with information from the
first part of the story.
daughter
name

husband
words to
father

eldest
Goneril
Iloveyou
asmuch
asIlove
my. . .

share
of the
kingdom

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King Lear (Part II)
10 Write each characters name next to the
picture.
Cornwall Gloucester Goneril servant
Regan

After reading
Romeo and Juliet
11 Suppose you are Juliet. Write down your
feelings in your diary after your father has
informed you that you must marry Count
Paris.
12 Work with another student. Write a different
ending to the story as from the moment
Romeo arrives at Juliets tomb. Then share it
with the rest of the class.
Macbeth
13 In her sleep, Lady Macbeth gets up from bed,
takes some paper, writes on it and then goes
to bed. Write down what she writes.
King Lear
14 Edgar says he will put mud on his face, wear
his hair long and dirty, and put on old clothes
so as not to be recognised by his fathers men
(page 55). Draw what he will look like.
15 Work with another student. Find the
similarities between King Lears family and
Gloucesters family.
Howdidthesonsanddaughtersbehavetowards
theirfathersandtowardseachother?
Howdidthefathersbehavetowardstheir
children?

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Three Great Plays of Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet (Part I)
1 Whos who?
Match the names and the right description.
1 Romeo
a afriendofRomeos
2 Juliet
b ayoungCapulet
3 Benvolio c LordCapuletsdaughter
4 Tybalt
d thegirlthatRomeowasinlovewith
5 Escalus
e Escalussnephew
6 Rosaline f thePrinceofVerona
7 Paris
g LordMontaguesson

Romeo and Juliet (Part II)

2 Are these sentences about the end of the story
true (T) or false (F)?
a RomeobroketheCapuletstombopen.
b RomeodidntwanttokillParis.
c Romeokilledhimselfwithpoison.
d JulietkilledherselfwiththepoisonthatRomeo
brought.
e LadyCapuletdiedthepreviousnight.
f Theprincesaidthedeathswerethetwofamilies
fault.
g TheMontaguesandtheCapuletscontinued
fighting.

4 Servant:Thequeenisdead,mylord.
c
5 Macbeth:Nomancankillmeexceptonewho
wasnotbornfromawoman.
c
a LadyMacbeth:Youarelookingatanempty
chair.
b Lady:Shedoesthatveryoften.Sheistryingto
washherhands.
c Macbeth:Thisisnotagoodtimeforherto
die.
d Macduff:Letmetellyouthen,Iwascutfrom
mymothersbodyearly.
e Macduff:What?Allmyprettychildren?And
theirmother?
5 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a GonerilwasmarriedtotheDukeofCornwall.

b CordeliawasnotyetmarriedbuttheKingofSpain
hopedtomakeherhiswife.
c Cordelialostherfatherslovebecauseshetoldher
fatherthetruth.
d EdgarwasGloucestersbastardsonandEdmund
washislegitimatesonfromhismarriage.
e KingLearwasfoolishtotrustGoneriland
Regan.

3 Whos who?
Match the names and the right description.
1 Macbeth
2 Duncan
3 Banquo
4 LadyMacbeth
5 MalcolmandDonalbain
6 Fleance
a anarmyleader
b theKingofScotland
c LordofGlamis
d Banquosson
e thetwosonsoftheking
f Macbethswife

King Lear (Part II)

Macbeth (Part II)

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King Lear (Part I)

Macbeth (Part I)

4 What did they say?

Match the words and the replies.
1 Macbeth:IhaveseenBanquo.
2 Ross:Somethingterriblehashappened.
Macbethhaskilledyourwifeandallyour
children.
3 Doctor:Whatisshedoingwithherhands?

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6 Put these events from the end of the story in the

right order. Number them, 114.
a CordeliatoldLearwhoshewas.
c
c
b EdgarandEdmundfought.
c EdgarfoundoutaboutGonerilsplanfor
EdmundtokillAlbany.
c
d EdgarshowedAlbanyGonerilsletterto
Edmund.
c
e EdgartoldAlbanythewholestory.
c
f EdgarwoundedGonerilsservant.
c
g EdmundandtheBritisharmywonthebattle. c
h Edmunddied.
c
i Gonerilkilledherself.
c
j GonerilpoisonedRegan.
c
k GonerilsservantgaveEdgarherletterbeforehe
died.
c
l LeararrivedwithCordeliainhisarms,killedon
Edmundsorders.
c
m Leardied.
c
n TheBritishsoldierstookLearandCordelia
prisoner.
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