First test Flashcards
When was Shakespeare Born
1564
When did Shakespeare Died
April 23, 1616
Where was Shakespeare raised
Stratford
Who was Shakespeare’s dad
John Shakespeare (glovemaker and local politician)
Who was Shakespeare’s mom
Mary Arden Shakespeare (Daughter or wealthy landowner)
Where did Shakespeare possibly go to school
King’s new School in Stratford
When supposably did Shakespeare leave school
Somewhere during middle school when his father lost his money
Who did Shakespeare marry
Anne Hathaway
How many children did Shakespeare have
a daughter and a pair of twins (Hamnet [died]+ Judith)
When did he leave home and start his writing career
1583-1592
How old was Shakespeare during the lost years
early twenties
What are the lost years
Years in which we cannot tell what Shakespeare was doing and where he was
What was the name of the theater that was built in 1599 and Shakespeare invested in
Globe Theater
When did the Globe theater burn down
1599
how many plays did Shakespeare write
38
how many comedies did Shakespeare write
14
how many histories did Shakespeare write
10
how many tragedies did Shakespeare write
10
how many romances did Shakespeare write
4
how many sonnets did Shakespeare write
154
Where was Shakespeare buried
Holy Trinity Church in Stratford
What is significant about Shakespeare’s gravestone
Had a warning of a curse to whoever moved his bones
What language did Shakespeare speak
early modern english
What is an example of a source of inspiration for Shakespeare’s work
based on moments in history or other tales, ex. Pyramus and Thisbe is the earliest version or Romeo and Juliet
