Benjamin Franklin And William Shakespeare Flashcards
Founding Father of United States
First president of University of Pennsylvania or College of Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
When and Where Franklin was born?
January 17, 1706, Milk Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
William Shakespeare was born on
April 23, 1564
William Shakespeare was baptized on
April 26, 1564 in Holy Trinity in Stratford
Father of William Shakespeare
John Shakespeare, Mayor (bailiff)
Mother of Shakespeare
Mary Arden, daughter of a prosperous farmer, Robert Arden
John Shakespeare and Mary Arden have _ children
8 children
- 4 daughters (Joan)
- 4 sons (William was the eldest)
‘’Bard of Avon”
Have 37 plays
200 operas
William Shakespeare
William (18) was married to
Anne Hathaway (26)
When did Shakespeare and Hathaway get married?
November 27, 1582
Children of Shakespeare and Hathaway
The eldest, Susanna, was baptised on 26 May 1583. They also had twins, Judith and Hamnet, baptised on 2 February 1585.
Lost Years of Shakespeare
1585 until 1592
Where is Anne Hathaway’s cottage?
village of Shottery
He earned the title of “The First American” for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity, initially as an author and spokesman in London for several colonies. As the first United States ambassador to France, he exemplified the emerging American nation.
Benjamin Franklin
What was Franklin’s pseudonym?
Richard Saunders
Until what age did Shakespeare attend Stratford’s grammar school? It had a curriculum that consisted of an intense emphasis on the Latin classics, including memorization, writing, and acting classic Latin plays.
Until the age of 15
In this year, John Shakespeare was beset by severe financial difficulties and he was forced to mortgage his wife’s inheritance.
1576
The acting company in London with which Shakespeare was connected for most of his career
Lord Chamberlain’s Men/King’s Men
Shakespeare’s most famous sonnet
Sonnet XVIII
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
37 plays and 154 sonnets.
At what age did Shakespeare write his first play titled Henry VI, Part
One?
He wrote it between 1589 and 1590. Shakespeare would have been 25 at the time.
Where was Henry VI, Part One performed?
The Rose Theatre in London
When did Shakespeare write Romeo and Juliet?
1594
Title of Act 2 Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet?
Capulet’s Orchard
