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Answer The planet Uranus has some 27 moons, all of which are named after characters in Shakespeare's plays and the works of Alexander Pope. The five major satellites are: Miranda - Shakespeare's The Tempest Ariel -Shakespeare's The Tempest Umbriel - Pope's The Rape of the Lock Titania - Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Oberon - Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on the moons of Uranus, and all of them are listed.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 10y agoNone of them are named after Shakespeare's characters but rather after the Roman Gods. The planets were named centuries before Shakespeare was born. Two of them share a name with Shakespeare's characters: Venus is a character in Venus and Adonis, and Jupiter appears in the play Cymbeline.
Four of the five major moons of the planet Uranus, on the other hand, are named for Shakespearean characters: Titania and Oberon from A Midsummer Night's Dream and Ariel and Miranda from The Tempest. The other, Umbriel, is from Pope's Rape of the Lock. The Voyager probe discovered ten further tiny moonlets around Uranus, nine of which are named for Shakespearean characters.
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∙ 8y agoTwenty-one of Uranus's 27 moons are drawn from characters in Shakespeare plays (primarily The Tempest and Midsummer Night's Dream) and two are people referred to in the plays (Sycorax and Mab)
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∙ 15y agoUranus. The names for its satellites are chosen from characters from the works of Shakespeare and Alexander Pope.
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Which of Shakespeare's plays had the characters named hermia and Helena?
A Midsummer Night's Dream, it was one of his most famous and notable comedies of Shakespeare's
Which school was named after William Shakespeare?
William Shakespeare School.
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Shakespeare wrote about every possible type of character.
What were the names of characters by Shakespeare?
Shakespeare wrote a lot of plays - here are some of his more well known characters: Hamlet, Ophelia, King Lear
What Shakespeare play had a character named Bartley?
No Shakespeare play has a character of that name.
This planets 15 moons are each named after a character in a Shakesperes play?
Three of the 27 moons of Uranus are named after characters in Shakespeare's Tempest. These are Caliban, Miranda and Ariel
What planets satellites are named after Shakespeare's characters?
Twenty-one of Uranus's 27 moons are drawn from characters in Shakespeare plays (primarily The Tempest and Midsummer Night's Dream) and two are people referred to in the plays (Sycorax and Mab)
Which planet satellites are anamed after shakespeares characters?
Some of the moons of Uranus are named for Shakespeare's female characters.
Which planet in solar system has moons named after characters from Shakespeare's Tempest?
Uranus
Which planet has Titania as a moon?
Uranus has moons named after characters in Shakespeare. Titania is an example!
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, it was one of his most famous and notable comedies of Shakespeare's
Whose named took place of Uranus' moons?
Characters from the work of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope.
Which planet's satellites include Puck Juliet Portia and Desdemona all characters in William Shakespeare's plays?
The planet is Uranus, and the satellites are named after characters from William Shakespeare's plays such as Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Juliet (Romeo and Juliet), Portia (The Merchant of Venice), and Desdemona (Othello).
Which Greek goddesses and gods are named after planets?
No gods are named after planets. But the planets are named after Roman gods.
What we're William shakespeares parents named?
William Shakespeare's parent were named Mary Shakespeare and John Shakespeare. He also had ! 7 ! siblings!!!!
Shakespeare relies on appearance versus reality to make his characters what?
The contrast between the appearance and the reality of the characters gives Shakespeare's characters depth.
What were the planets named after?
Some of the planets were named after greek or roman gods.
