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The Quest For Shakespeare's Sword

Week 3 Answers

Date Season

Play

Location [1] Main Picture [2] Secondary Picture [1] Riddle / Rhyme [2] First Anagram [2] Second Anagram [2]
15th Autumn Henry VI, Part 1 Crete Temple Garden (London) where those present pick (sides) rose / York & Lancaster Maid Of Orleans (Joan of Arc) Note: Joan of Arc was a separate single. Joan La Pucelle (Joan of Arc) & Margaret (of Anjou) / Some directors choose to have both played by the same actress. Dauphin Of France (Charles) A Thousand Souls
16th Autumn Henry VI, Part 2 Naples SOUTHWELL (in Act 1 Scene 4) National Theatre of Albania - (Globe 2 Globe) production Henry VI pt2 was most likely written before pt1 as first history play. Along with pt3 they were often coupled with Richard III. The Commons (like an angry hive..) Wat Tyler
17th Autumn Henry VI, Part 3 Hyrcania Octavo (a smaller format than quarto, with eight pages). King Louie --> King Louis Battles: Wakefield (1460) / Towton (1461) / Barnet (Apr 1471) / Tewkesbury (May 1471) Duke of Clarence (Drowned in wine?) Helen Mirren
18th Autumn Romeo and Juliet Mantua Prokofiev  (Romeo & Juliet) Opera 64 Michael Caine (Gnomeo & Juliet) (Opening) Sonnet / Reveals the plot up front Fake Balcony  (La Casa di Giulietta) Romeus and Juliet
19th Autumn Comedy of Errors Ephesus Gray's Inn (Hall, London) (Egeon has until) 5 O'Clock ("Shadow" to pay)  Shakespeare's Globe news story / April Fool Joke / about Shakespeare having a twin The Kyogen Of Errors Gold Chain
20th Autumn Titus Andronicus Caucasus Earliest record was in Philip Henslowe's diary / (on 24 January) 1594 Lucy Bailey (Globe, 2014) All played Titus - Anthony Hopkins / Trevor Peacock / Patrick Stuart  / David Bradley / Brian Cox / Colin Blakely The Peacham drawing Metamorphoses (Poem by Ovid)
21st Autumn Merchant of Venice Venice Silver / Lead (Jewish) Ghetto 2004 Michael Radford Movie Version Pound Of Flesh The Jew Of Malta