Specific Shakespeare Asks
HAMLET: Do you have any specific/creative ideas on staging a production of Hamlet?
ROMEO & JULIET: Are you a Capulet or a Montague? Why?
MACBETH: Who is the most villainous Shakespeare character?
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA: Pick a Shakespeare you know nothing about and try to guess at the plotline.
TIMON OF ATHENS: Would you rather live in one of Shakespeare’s country/forest settings or city settings? Which one?
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING: Go off about the best female character.
THE WINTER’S TALE: Rant about the absolute worst Shakespeare character.
THE TEMPEST: Which play do you cry the most about? Why?
CORIOLANUS: Which gay pairing has the most evidence? (Conversely, which pairing do you wish had evidence?)
HENRY V: What is the best monologue/soliloquy?
KING LEAR: Who is the best very minor character? (as in very minor, preferably unnamed)
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL: Which ending do you like best of the plays?
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS: Are there any commonly-used phrases that originate from Shakespeare’s plays that you are fond of?
TITUS ANDRONICUS: Is there any scene from one of the plays that you just can’t stand to watch?
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM: What do you think the absolute weirdest play is?
KING JOHN: Which play, in your opinion, do you think is the most obscure? (can be based on name alone!)
PERICLES: Recommend a book that involves Shakespeare or is based on Shakespeare.
HENRY VIII: What is your favorite non-Shakespeare play and why?
