shakespeare Flashcards
when and where was Shakespeare born
April 23, 1564 in Stratford
what was Shakespeare’s parents names
John Shakespeare and Mary Arden
what job did Shakespeare’s dad have
Mayor of Stratford
what age did Shakespeare see his first play
4
why were plays originally started by churches for…
illiterate members
when and who built the first theater building
1576 by James Burbuge
who did Shakespeare marry
Anne Hathaway
what were Shakespeare’s kids names
Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith (twins)
what years were considered the dark years
1585-1592
where did shakespeare go during the dark years
london for speculated reasons (one possibility: got tired of wife)
what child of Shakespeare’s died
Hamnet
were females allowed to act in plays
no
what was every young actors dream
playing the London stage
why did the churches find the plays unacceptable
they lacked religious theme
when and what was Shakespeare’s first play
Henry VI in 1592
how many parts was Henry VI written in
3
One of Shakespeare’s historical type of plays
King John, Richard II, Richard III, Henry IIII, Henry VI
One of Shakespeare’s comedy plays
The Comedy of Errors, Taming of the Shrew, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Midsummer Night Dream
One of Shakespeare’s farce plays
The Comedy of Errors
One of Shakespeare’s Tragedy plays
Romeo and Juliet, MacBeth, Hamlet
what would Shakespeare write for his friends
sonnets
when and who built the Globe Theater
1598 by Richard Burbage
what was the first play performed in the Globe Theater
Julius Caesar
who was very important to the Globe Theater
Queen Elizabeth
when did Queen Elizabeth die
1603
what religious group grew in numbers and believed in “No Entertainment”
punitans
when did Shakespeare return home to Stratford
1612
when did Shakespeare die
April 23, 1616
