Life and Times of William Shakespeare

What did Shakespeare's father do for a living?

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

In the Elizabethan theater, why were female roles played by men?

When might Shakespeare abandon the use of rhyme and poetic imagery?

A minor character whose purpose is to intensify a quality of a major character by contrast is?

What is the name of the theater Shakespeare and his fellow actors built in 1598?

What was the price of admission to watch a play from the pit?

What was unique about Shakespeare's theater?

How did playgoers know the play would go on?

What is the 10 year gap between his marriage and his arrival in London commonly called?

Shakespeare wrote most of his plays in this pattern or style?

The point of greatest emotional intensity, interest or suspense.

What is the central idea of a piece of literature called?

On what date was Shakespeare baptized?

Why were theaters located outside the city?

What are the names of Shakespeare's children?

Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme and often contain word play.

Shakespeare lived in England during the reign of Elizabeth I often referred to as what?

A Shakespearean play that ends unhappily is called?

What makes Shakespeare's plays and poems so popular today?