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Shakespeare Flashcards

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1
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What date was Shakespeare born?

A

4/23/1564

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What town was Shakespeare born in?

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Stratford-upon-Avon

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Avon was the name of what near Shakespeare’s birth town?

A

The river

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4
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He was born as the ____ child of his parents?

A

3rd child

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5
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Shakespeare father’s name was

A

John

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Shakespeare mother’s name was

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Mary

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7
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What was Shakespeare father’s profession

A

glovemaker

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What street did Shakespeare live on?

A

Henley street

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9
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Who was Shakespeare’s wife?

A

Anne Hathaway

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What day was Shakespeare married?

A

27 November 1582

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11
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How old were Shakespeare and Anne when they were married?

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Shakespeare: 26
Anne: 18

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12
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How many kids did Shakespeare and Anne have?

A

2

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13
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What were Shakespeare’s children named?

A

Hamnet and Judith

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14
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What year were Shakespeare’s kids born?

A

1585

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What age did one of Shakespeare’s childeren die…and who was it?

A

Hamnet, died at age 11

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16
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Who called Shakespeare an “upstart crow?

A

Robert Greene

17
Q

What years did the plague close London’s theaters?

A

1592-1594

18
Q

London’s theaters were closed from 1592-1594 for what reason?

A

The plague

19
Q

What year was the Globe Theater built

A

1598

20
Q

Who built the Globe Theater

A

Shakespeare
James Burbage
Richard Burbage

the “Lord Chamerlain’s Men”

21
Q

What was Shakespeare’s theatre company named?

A

Lord Chamberlin’s Men

22
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Was Shakespeare’s theater company successful?

A

yes…very successful

23
Q

Who built “The Theatre”?

A

James Burbage

24
Q

“The Theater” used the same design as what

A

The carts or inns that actors would normally perform on/at

25
Q

The Globe Theater was built from the wood from what?

A

“The Theater” original one

26
Q

What year was Blackfriars theater made

A

1608

27
Q

Blackfriars theater was smaller or larger than The Globe

A

smaller

28
Q

What year did Shakespeare retire?

A

1611

29
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How many plays did Shakespeare write?

A

37

30
Q

When did Shakespeare die?

A

23 April 1616

31
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How old was Shakespeare when he died?

A

52

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