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1
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What was his fathers job?

A

Glove maker

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2
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What type of family did he have?

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A large family

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3
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What languages did he study in school?

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Latin and Greek

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What type of school did he go to and when did he graduate?

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Grammar school (all boys) and 16

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5
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Where was he born?

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Startford upon Avon

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Who did he marry and what age was he at the time?

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Anne Hathaway, 18

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What was their children’s names?

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Susana,(**6 months after marriage) Judith and hamlet (twins)

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8
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What city did he go to and what for?

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London to make money

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9
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Who loved the arts and supported Shakespeare?

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Queen Elizabeth

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10
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Where did actors travel for plays?

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Around London and the countryside

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11
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Who created “the theatre”?

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James Burbage

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12
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Who hated the plays?

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The puritans

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13
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What were Shakespeare’s careers?

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First an actor then a writer

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14
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Who was Shakespeare’s rival playwright?

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Christopher Marlowe–>”the rose”

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15
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What caused theaters for 2 years?

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The plaque –> Shakespeare starts to write

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16
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Who was he payed by for his writing?

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The earl of Southampton

17
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Why did the “the theatre” close?

A

Burbage died and they wouldn’t renew the lease

18
Q

How did they build the new theatre and what was it called?

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They dismantled “the theatre” and floated the supplies across the Thames river. “The Globe” was opened in mid 1599.

19
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When did queen Elizabeth die?

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1603

20
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Who then supported Shakespeare when the queen died?

A

Kung James I

21
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Why did “the globe” burn down? How did they solve the problem?

A

The canon on top w/ the hay roof–> burnt down in 1913. They rebuilt it with tile roof.

22
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When and where did he die?

A

April 23 1616. Stratford Upon Avon

23
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When was his collection of plays published? what were they called?

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1623, “the first folio”

24
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When was “the globe” reopened because of updating?

A

1997

25
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When was he born?

A

April 1564

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