Bard or Bat? | EFL Quiz on Shakespeare Quotes

Inspired by a popular online challenge, Bard or Bat? invites learners to decide who said it — the Bard of Avon or Gotham’s Dark Knight. We’ve selected 20 thought-provoking quotes drawn from Shakespeare’s plays and Batman comics or films. Can your students tell the bat from the bard?

This EFL worksheet is a fun and original way to explore tone, theme, and vocabulary, while sparking discussion and encouraging deeper thinking around both classic and contemporary language.

This resource is also part of our Shakespeare | EFL Resource Pack, which is available to download here.

Perfect For:

• TEFL, ESOL, and EAL teachers exploring literature and popular culture
• Lessons on Shakespeare’s themes, tone, or language
• Conversation, inference, and interpretation tasks
• Engaging mixed-level learners through modern/classical crossover activities

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