Shakespeare Flashcards
What date was Shakespeare born?
4/23/1564
What town was Shakespeare born in?
Stratford-upon-Avon
Avon was the name of what near Shakespeare’s birth town?
The river
He was born as the ____ child of his parents?
3rd child
Shakespeare father’s name was
John
Shakespeare mother’s name was
Mary
What was Shakespeare father’s profession
glovemaker
What street did Shakespeare live on?
Henley street
Who was Shakespeare’s wife?
Anne Hathaway
What day was Shakespeare married?
27 November 1582
How old were Shakespeare and Anne when they were married?
Shakespeare: 26
Anne: 18
How many kids did Shakespeare and Anne have?
2
What were Shakespeare’s children named?
Hamnet and Judith
What year were Shakespeare’s kids born?
1585
What age did one of Shakespeare’s childeren die…and who was it?
Hamnet, died at age 11
Who called Shakespeare an “upstart crow?
Robert Greene
What years did the plague close London’s theaters?
1592-1594
London’s theaters were closed from 1592-1594 for what reason?
The plague
What year was the Globe Theater built
1598
Who built the Globe Theater
Shakespeare
James Burbage
Richard Burbage
the “Lord Chamerlain’s Men”
What was Shakespeare’s theatre company named?
Lord Chamberlin’s Men
Was Shakespeare’s theater company successful?
yes…very successful
Who built “The Theatre”?
James Burbage
“The Theater” used the same design as what
The carts or inns that actors would normally perform on/at
The Globe Theater was built from the wood from what?
“The Theater” original one
What year was Blackfriars theater made
1608
Blackfriars theater was smaller or larger than The Globe
smaller
What year did Shakespeare retire?
1611
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
37
When did Shakespeare die?
23 April 1616
How old was Shakespeare when he died?
52
