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William Shakespeare: the basics
William Shakespeare: the basics
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Background information on the playwright.
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How do we know his birth date?
Ms. Ward was there to witness it.
From the hospital records
From the baptismal records
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How old was Shakespeare when he died?
73
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The same age as Ms. Ward is right now
Younger than Ms. Neal is right now
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WS and his acting troupe, Lord Chamberlain's Men, built what theater?
The Hamnet
Regal Cinema
The Globe
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Shakespeare's plays fall into 3 categories, all except which one?
Histories
Documentaries
Tragedies
Comedies
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Why did Shakespeare move to London?
So he could get away from his wife, Anne Hathaway
To raise his family, which included his 3 children
To establish himself as an actor and playwright
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What year was WS born?
1865
The same year and birthday as Ms. Ward
1564
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Who was the queen of England during Shakespeare's career?
Queen Neal
Queen Mary
Queen Elizabeth
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The name of the time period during Queen Elizabeth's reign was called
The Renaissance
The Reign of Tudors
Romeo and Juliet
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Where was William Shakespeare born?
Stratford-On-Avon, England
Paris, France
Mars
London, England
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What caused Shakespeare to start writing many love poems known as Sonnets?
The theaters in London closed for about 2 years.
He fell in love with his many mistresses.
Writing plays started to bore him.
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The word RENAISSANCE means
The reign of King Henry VIII
The Tudors of Europe
The rebirth of learning
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At what age did WS leave grammar school?
He left, but went on to the university.
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15
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In 1592, what caused the theaters of London to close for about 2 years?
lack of indoor toilets
The plague
Earthquakes destroyed the theaters
World War I
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What was odd at the time, about WS parents' marriage?
WS mother was from a higher social class than WS father.
They had William before they were married.
WS father worked in the town government As "mayor."
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For about how long did WS stay in London and compose plays and other pieces of literature?
30 years
10 years
5 decades
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Why do we study background information on William Shakespeare?
it will make you sound knowledgeable in conversations.
It might be a Jeopardy question one day.
It allows us to form opinions about the man.
It gives us insight into why he wrote the way he did.
