shakespeare

Question 1

when was he born

Answer 1

april 26, 1564

Question 2

where was he born

Answer 2

born in stratford-upon-avon england

Question 3

describe his dad

Answer 3

he was a glovemaker and a local politician named john

Question 4

describe mother

Answer 4

mary; daughter of wealthy land owner

Question 5

describe siblings

Answer 5

had 7 bros and sis

Question 6

married when

Answer 6

november 1582

Question 7

married who

Answer 7

anne hathaway (while she was pregnat)

Question 8

whos his daughter

Answer 8

susanna born may 1603

Question 9

name sons

Answer 9

hamnet and judith (twins) christened in feb 1 1585

Question 10

what happend btwn 1585 and 1592

Answer 10

no evidence of what happened, but moved to london and worked in theatre

Question 11

what was shakespeare

Answer 11

most famous playwrighter of elizabethan times

Question 12

how was he involvend in Lord Chamberlains Men?

Answer 12

memebr and later part owner

Question 13

what did lord chamberlains men change to

Answer 13

kings men london theatres: with blackfriars rose, swan, curtain, ang globe

Question 14

why did lord chamberlains men change names

Answer 14

accession of james 1 in 1603

Question 15

when did shakespeare wright

Answer 15

reigns of queen eliabeth (elizabethan period) and king james 1 (jacobean period)

Question 16

when was globe theare built and how did shakespeare help

Answer 16

build in 1599 by lord chamberlins men, and shakespeare was primary investor

Question 17

how did globe theatre end, and when

Answer 17

burned in 1613 bc during benry viii (play) a canon misfired and landed on roof

Question 18

how many comodies did he wirght

Answer 18

14

Question 19

how many histories did he write

Answer 19

10

Question 20

how many tragedies did he wright

Answer 20

10

Question 21

how many romances did he wright

Answer 21

4

Question 22

how many sonnets did he wright

Answer 22

154

Question 23

what are shakespeare two major poems

Answer 23

venus and adonis, and rape of lacrosse

Question 24

how do u read it

Answer 24

dont pause at end of line unless punctuation calls for it, read it like prose, use notes, dictionary

Question 25

what kind of english did shakespeare wright in

Answer 25

early modern english - similar to modern enlgish but has old hooves, this language began 200 years before shakespeare and mostly complete by his time, long vowed pronunciation shifted

Question 26

what words did shakesprea wright

Answer 26

critical, majestic, dwindle, one fell swoop, flash and blood, vanish into thin air, countless, excellent, lonel, majestic, diseases, its

Question 27

what names did he make

Answer 27

imogen, jessica, miranda, olivia, cordelia

Question 28

when did he die

Answer 28

april 23, 1616

Question 29

Victual

Answer 29

Food or provisions

Question 30

Valiant

Answer 30

Having courage and determination

Question 31

Skirmish

Answer 31

A short fight

Question 32

Halting

Answer 32

Slow, hesitant, and without confidence

Question 33

Pestilence

Answer 33

A deadly disease

Question 34

Encounter

Answer 34

To unexpectedly face something

Question 35

Sorrow

Answer 35

Feeling distressed because of something unfortunate

Question 36

Disdain

Answer 36

Feeling that something is unworthy

Question 37

Pernicious

Answer 37

Gradually having a harmful effect

Question 38

Reconcile

Answer 38

To restore friendly relations with

Question 39

Tyrant

Answer 39

A cruel and oppressive leader

Question 40

Exceed

Answer 40

To be greater in number or size

Question 41

Contrary

Answer 41

Opposite or conflicting

Question 42

Forbid

Answer 42

Refuse to allow something

Question 43

Heretic

Answer 43

A person who opposes religion

Question 44

Mock

Answer 44

To scornfully teas

Question 45

Flout

Answer 45

Openly disregard

Question 46

Throng

Answer 46

A large crowd

Question 47

Sufferance

Answer 47

The absence of objection instead of genuine approval

Question 48

Canker

Answer 48

A destructive fungal disease

Question 49

Enfranchise

Answer 49

The right to vote

Question 50

Discontent

Answer 50

Dissatisfaction and lack of happiness