Name That Tune for each Shakespeare character
William Shakespeare shuffled off his mortal coil (died) more than four centuries ago, yet his characters continue to enthrall and entertain us today. Commemorating the Bard’s birthday on April 23, I offer a humorous and instructive quiz to test your knowledge of Shakespeare’s plays.
Match each Shakespearean character with the appropriate tune. Banquo’s theme song, for example, would be “Ghost in My Head.”
1. Ariel
2. Bottom
3. Caliban
4. Calpurnia
5. Cleopatra
6. Falstaff
7. Hamlet
8. Henry V
9. Iago
10. Jaques
11. Julius Caesar
12. King Lear
13. Macbeth
14. Ophelia
15. Orsino
16. Othello
17. Portia
18. Prospero
19. Richard III
20. Romeo and Juliet
21. Rosalind
22. Shylock
23. The Three Witches
24. Touchstone
25. Yorick
“Can’t Buy Me Love”
“Circle of Life”
“Come Fly With Me”
“Crazy”
“Everybody Plays the Fool”
“The First Cut is the Deepest”
“Fat Jack”
“The Hunch”
“I Dreamed a Dream”
“I Put a Spell on You”
“I Will Always Love You”
“If I Were a Boy”
“I’m Just a Country Boy” “Jealousy (Look What You’ve Done to Me)” “Leader of the Pack”
“Liar Liar”
“Mack the Knife”
“Money, Money, Money” “Monster Mash”
“Play That Funky Music”
“Send in the Clowns”
“Think Too Much”
“This Old Man”
“Walk Like an Egyptian”
“We’re Off to See the Wizard”
Answers
1. Ariel: “Come Fly with Me”; 2. Bottom: “Send in the Clowns”; 3. Caliban: “Monster Mash”; 4. Calpurnia: “I Dreamed a Dream”; 5. Cleopatra: “Walk Like an Egyptian”; 6. Falstaff: “Fat Jack”; 7. Hamlet: “Think Too Much;” 8. Henry V: “Leader of the Pack”; 9. Iago: “Liar Liar”; 10. Jaques: “Circle of Life”; 11. Julius Caesar: “The First Cut is the Deepest”; 12. King Lear: “This Old Man”; 13. Macbeth: “Mack the Knife”; 14. Ophelia: “Crazy”; 15. Orsino: “Play That Funky Music”; 16. Othello: “Jealousy (Look What You’ve Done to Me)”; 17. Portia: “Can’t Buy Me Love”; 18. Prospero: “We’re Off to See the Wizard”;
19. Richard III: “The Hunch”; 20. Romeo and Juliet: “I Will Always Love You”; 21. Rosalind: “If I Were a Boy”; 22. Shylock: “Money, Money, Money”; 23. The Three Witches: “I Put a Spell on You”; 24. Touchstone: “I’m Just a Country Boy”;
25. Yorick: “Everybody Plays the Fool”