Shakespeare’s plays are filled with fools like the ones pictured here, from Touchstone in As You Like It, to Feste in Twelfth Night—as well as characters in strong comedic roles, such as the Gravedigger, in Hamlet, or Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing.
Can you match the name of the fool to the line that he said? Test your knowledge with this quiz!
These quotes come from The Folger Shakespeare editions of Shakespeare’s works. Read The Folger Shakespeare online here.
Shakespeare’s fools in the Folger collection
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