Shakespeare fun quiz: 7. Elizabethans had a thing for death on stage. In Shakespeare’s plays, deaths happen most frequently due to:

A] stabbing
B] poisoning
C] grief
D] execution
E] drowning

Question

7. Elizabethans had a thing for death on stage. In Shakespeare’s plays, deaths happen most frequently due to:

A] stabbing
B] poisoning
C] grief
D] execution
E] drowning

Lucie Podrouzkova · Accepted Answer

A] stabbing

There are about 74 onstage deaths in Shakespeare, about half of which are due to stabbing.

7. Elizabethans had a thing for death on stage. In Shakespeare’s plays, deaths happen most frequently due to: A] stabbing B] poisoning C] grief D] execution E] drowning