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Will Power - The Life & Times of Shakespeare
Will Power - The Life & Times of Shakespeare
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Play-goers knew what kind of play was to be performed by the coloured flag flying over the theatre - were they...
Orange, White and Green?
Red, Black and Yellow?
Black, White and Red?
Red, White and Blue?
2
According to historians, in his 'Lost Years' between 1585 -1592, Shakespeare....
A teacher...
Was minding people's horses...
Was visiting all the places he would write about in his plays...
Was on the run from the law....
3
Eccentric American Delia Bacon claimed that Shakespeare didn't write Shakespeare because
others claim Kit Marlowe, Will Stanley & Edward de Vere were 'real authors'
Shakespeare had been dead over 200 years so couldn't disprove her 'theory'.
She found hidden codes in the plays to doubt Shakespeare's talent
She believed Francis Bacon ( no relation) wrote the plays instead
4
What happened after Shakespeare's death?
A large funeral was held in Stratford-Upon-Avon
A statue of Shakespeare was erected in Westminster Abbey
His wife received their second-best bed
King James gave a powerful speech from Buckingham Palace
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Shakespeare's father, John ....
Was a shady trader in stolen wool clippings...
Was a respectable glove-maker and William was his apprentice...
Was an aspiring politician and actor....
Was a glovemakers but became Alderman of the Church a.k.a like a Mayor...
6
In Shakespeare's time, actors were regarded by city leaders as....
Ambitious writers leaving their literary mark
Well respected artists
Superstars and idols
Criminals and troublemakers
7
Shakespeare had a particular literary nickname - was it
The Bearded Bloke
The Bard of Avon
The White Swan of Avon ( or was that his soccer team...)
The Pantaloon Prince
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Shakespeare and his wife Anne had three children; they were....
Harry, Hermione and Ron
Frodo, Sam and Gollum
Susanna, Judith and Hamnet
Hamlet, Ethell and Beth
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In Elizabethan theatre, according to Shakespeare, 'groundlings' were ....
playgoers who cleaned the yard to watch the play for free
Stagehands under the stage
young girls selling oranges, hazelnuts or 'favours' to the theatre crowd
spectators who paid a penny to stand in the yard, crammed in like fish....
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This famous theatre of Shakespeare's time was called 'The Globe' because ....
It was supposed to be built as a sphere but they ran out of money
Richard Burbage said it was like Hercules carrying the world on his back.
The other theatres had taken all the best names -
Shakespeare suggested the theatre was a place where all the world acted.
11
Playhouses in Shakespeare's time were located...
In a reserved area of London just for theatres
In the popular aristocratic areas of London?
Near the river Thames, on the South bank?
In the seedy, sinful areas of London, outside the city borders?
12
Which is NOT a reason why the Globe theatre was closed during Shakespeare's time ...
Outbreaks of the Plague
Puritans declaring playhouses were sinfu
Remodeling to add a roof
Rebuilding due to a fire
13
In his lifetime, Shakespeare had two royal fans; they were....
Elizabeth I and James I
Mary I and Elizabeth I
Henry VIII and Elizabeth I
James I and Edward V
14
The time in which Shakespeare lived and performed was known as 'The Elizabethan Era' because...
'Elizabeth' was a popular name in the 1500s.
Shakespeare's wife was named Elizabeth
England was rule by Elizabeth I
England was ruled by Elizabeth II
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The plots for Shakespeare's plays came from ....
Stories about foreign places and people he heard in taverns
Current Elizabethan events
His wife's ideas
His wild and awesome imagination
16
Shakespeare was called "The Bard of Avon' because...
He was descended from the noble family of Avon?
He sold Avon cosmetics to make ends meet?
He was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon?
He attended the Avon Theatre School?
17
True or False - Somewhere in the world, every few minutes, there is a Shakespeare play being performed...
False
True
18
Laws in Shakespeare's time prohibited...
Bear-baiting & other animal fighting
Playgoers from throwing objects at the stage
Women from appearing on stage
Playwrights from acting in their own plays
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Most of what we know about Shakespeare comes from...
His will, a few signatures, and church records
Reviews by Elizabeth theatre critics
The rave reviews on his Fan Blog
A biography written by his BFF Ben Jonson
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Elizabeth I's dying wish was to watch a Shakespeare play one last time - was it....
Romeo & Juliet - because she was a sucker for romance?
A Midsummer Night's Dream - full of immortal fairies and happy endings?
Hamlet - because it deals with death and grief?
Macbeth - because her heir, James 1, was also Scottish?
