Year 9 Introduction to Shakespeare

Who was queen of England when Shakespeare was alive?

What was the theatre which played most of Shakespeare's plays?

Which holy book did Elizabethan English people follow to raise their families?

Women were not allowed to act during Elizabethan times.

When was Shakespeare alive?

Elizabethan peoples' poor health was often caused by terrible sanitation.

In Elizabeth England, the monarch was at the top of the social hierarchy.

What is context?

What town was Shakespeare born in?

Which social class included knights, gentlemen and squires who did not have work with their hands?

Which sport was too expensive for the average person because it required lots of special equipment?

What caused The Globe to burn down in 1613?

Where did Shakespeare live?

What was problematic about the Globe Theatre?

Life expectancy during Elizabethan England was about 60.