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Shakespearean Adaptations

Shakespeare has been the inspiration for many modern movies and plays. Below are ten modern works, including everything from teen movies to Kurosawa films, and even science fiction! Can you guess which play each modern retelling is based on or inspired by?

Points available: 10

1:

"The Lion King"

  • A) Macbeth
  • B) Hamlet
  • C) Richard III
  • D) King Lear
2:

"She's the Man"

  • A) Twelfth Night
  • B) Two Gentlemen of Verona
  • C) The Taming of the Shrew
  • D) The Merry Wives of Windsor
3:

"West Side Story"

  • A) A Winter's Tale
  • B) Troilus and Cressida
  • C) Romeo and Juliet
  • D) Love's Labours Lost
4:

"O"

  • A) Othello
  • B) Measure for Measure
  • C) Hamlet
  • D) Macbeth
5:

"A Thousand Acres"

  • A) Henry V
  • B) King John
  • C) The Tempest
  • D) King Lear
6:

"10 Things I Hate About You"

  • A) A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • B) All's Well That Ends Well
  • C) As You Like It
  • D) The Taming of the Shrew
7:

"Throne of Blood"

  • A) Macbeth
  • B) King Lear
  • C) Hamlet
  • D) Julius Caesar
8:

"Forbidden Planet"

  • A) The Tempest
  • B) Twelfth Night
  • C) Romeo and Juliet
  • D) A Midsummer Night's Dream
9:

"My Own Private Idaho"

  • A) Richard III
  • B) Julius Caesar
  • C) Henry IV, Part 1
  • D) King John
10:

"Ran"

  • A) King Lear
  • B) The Merchant of Venice
  • C) The Tempest
  • D) As You Like It