What famous play begins with the lines 'Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona'?

• A. Hamlet
• B. Romeo and Juliet
• C. Macbeth
• D. Othello

Answer: (B)

This question tests your ability to recognize famous opening lines and match them to the Shakespeare plays they belong to. The line describes two noble families living in Verona and sets up the feud and the city that will frame the story, which is exactly what Romeo and Juliet is about—a tragedy centered on the feud between the Montagues and Capulets and the lovers’ struggle within that setting. The other options begin in different places and with different situations: Hamlet starts in the Danish court with a scene about a ghost, Macbeth opens with the witches on a Scottish heath, and Othello begins in Venice with Iago plotting, none of which use this Verona-based family-difference opening. So the line clearly points to Romeo and Juliet.