Shakespeare: Truth or Trash?

The time period in which Shakespeare lived focused on human achievement and life on earth.

Shakespeare's theater contained eerie supernatural events.

Shakespeare's understanding of human psychology appeals to audiences then and now.

Shakespeare's tragedies follow the same plot structure of most fiction.

Shakespeare only wrote one kind of play - the tragedy, like Romeo & Juliet.

Shakespeare's theater provided comfortable seating for all patrons.

Shakespeare's most well-known love poems are called sonnets.

Shakespeare's plays contained elaborate stage props and scenery as well as lighting techniques.

The name of Shakespeare's theater was called the Globe.

Shakespeare created new and original ideas for most of his plays.

Shakespeare graduated from the university with honors.

A tragic hero is similar to a superhero of today, where they save others and escape death.

Shakespeare's theater contained powerful speeches, fancy sword fights, and humor.

Shakespeare's theater contained ornate costumes and sound effects from backstage.

Being an actor in Shakespeare's time was a respectable profession that had a high income.

Shakespeare lived and wrote in England during the Medeival time period.

Shakespeare's varied plays share many common characterstics, which make them classics.

Men and women played the roles in Shakespearean dramas.

Shakespeare's plays contained insightful observations about human nature.

Shakespeare made his fortune by writing plays and poems.