Shakespeare Context KS3 Flashcards

1

What type of poems did Shakespeare write?

Epics
Elegies
Sonnets
Limericks

2

Which of these is NOT considered supernatural?

Fairies
Black cats
Sprites
Witches

3

Who decided who a woman married?

Her father
Herself
Her siblings
Her partner

4

What theatre were Shakespeare's plays performed in?

The King Chamberlain's Theatre
The Royal Shakespeare Company
The Rep
The Globe

5

How were people with poor mental health treated in Shakespeare's time?

People just left them to it.
People would attack them in the street.
People treated them like zoo animals.
People were concerned about them.

6

Was Shakespeare a feminist?

No
Yes

7

Who was on the throne when Shakespeare first started writing his plays?

Queen Elizabeth I
King James I
Queen Mary I
King Henry VIII

8

How would you describe the society Shakespeare lived in?

Matriarchal
Patriarchal

9

How could a woman gain power in the 1600-1700s?

Marriage
Murder
Money
Hard work

10

What year was Shakespeare born in?

1632
1846
1564
1602

11

What word was used to describe an ill-tempered woman?

Badger
Fox
Shrew
Hedgehog

12

Who could perform in Shakespeare's plays?

Women and children
Men and women
Men and children
Men only

13

Where was Shakespeare born?

London
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stafford
Birmingham

14

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

27
12
40
37

15

What is iambic pentameter?

A 7 syllable line
A 5 syllable line
A 10 syllable line
A 3 syllable line

Shakespeare Context KS3

Questions 15

Shakespeare Context KS3

Questions 15