Shakespeare Flashcards
Who was Queen when Shakespeare was born?
Queen Elizabeth I
When was Shakespeare born?
April 23rd, 1564
What were Shakespeare’s parents names?
John and Mary
What was his father’s occupation?
Glover
What did Shakespeare study in school?
Latin
Where did the traveling acting show come when he was about 11?
Candle worth Castle
Where did Shakespeare go to university?
Nowhere
What is his wife’s name?
Anne Hathaway
When did they get married?
November 28th, 1582
How many children did they have?
3
What were his children’s names?
Susanna, Hamnet, Judith
Where did Shakespeare work in 1592?
London
First critic?
Robert Green
Shakespeare’s patron?
Earl of South Hampton
What did Shakespeare dedicate to the Earl?
2 sonnets
of plays Shakespeare produced while in London
37
Where did his family stay while he was in London?
Stratford upon Avon
Time of year when performing a play was banned
Lent
Shakespeare had what kind of marriage?
Bad
What happened to the playhouses?
They were closed.
When did his son die?
August 11th, 1596
What was Shakespeare’s main source of income?
Tickets from the Globe Theater
First play performed at the Globe Theater
Julius Caesar
Shakespeare referred to himself as what?
A poet
