powerpoint test Flashcards
birth date
april 23,1564
death date
april 23, 1616
where was he born
stratford-upon-Avon, England
who were his parents
John and Mary Arden Shakespeare
what did he father do for a living
tanner, glovemaker, one term as high bailiff (mayor)
in 1596 what was his father awarded
a coat of arms
his father has money during his early life. what happened toward the end of his life
he lost the money
what did his father leave him when he died
a little real estate
when was william married
1582 at age 18
who did he marry
anne hathaway who was 26
where was anne from
shortest, a village a mile away from stratford
how many children did they have
three
susanna
and the twins
hammer and judith
what william did between 1583-1582 is not known. these are known as his
lost years
by 1592 shakespeare was in london and was already recognized as an actor and a pkayright
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between 1592/1594 what kept londons theaters closed most of the time
plague
during the plague years shakespeare wrote his earliest sonnets and two long narrative poems
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until 1598 shakespeare’s theater work was confined to a district
northeast of london
what were the two playhouses
the theatre and the curtain
who were the two playhouse managed by
james burbage, whose son richard burbage was shakespeare’s friend and the greatest tragic actor of the day
up to 1596, shakespeare lived near these theaters in bishopsgate.
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sometime between 1595 and 1599, he moves across the Thames River to a district called
Bankside
what two theaters did philip henslowe build
the rose and the swan
james burbage a chief competitor
philip henslowe
in 1598 the burbages moved to Bankside and built the
famous Globe Theatre
which theater was shakespeare associated with for the rest of his life
the globe theater
how did the glove theater bring shakespeare money
he owned shares in it
how were the globe theater performances advertised
handbills posted around the city
when did performances take place
suitable weather and during the day to take advantage of sunlight
how did peopl know that all was well and the show scheduled for that day would be performed that day
a flag flew in front of the theater
how much would a ticket for the pit cost
1 penny, $.60 today
stood around the three sides of the stage in the open air
groundlings
which seats cost more
under cover in the galleries around the sides, higher up
how much did the higher seats cost
1 schilling, $1 today
which queen dude in 1603
queen elizabeth 1
who followed queen elizabeth 1 to the throne
King James 1
shakespeare’s theatrical company was taken under the kings patronage and called
the kings company
which theatrical company was the most successful of its time
the kings company
when did shakespeare retire from his theater work
1610
after he retired, where did he move
stratford
when did shakespeare die
1616 at the age of 52
who did shakespeare give most of his property to
susanna and her daughter
what did shakespeare leave for his wife
his second best bed with it’s furnishings
