shakespeare history Flashcards
1
Q
life span
A
1564-1616
2
Q
how many plays/ poems?
A
37
3
Q
birthdate/place
A
april 23, 1564 in stratford-on-avon north west london
4
Q
parents?
A
john was a glove maker
mary arden
5
Q
wife?
A
anne hathaway (26)
6
Q
marriage date
A
late november/early december of 1582
7
Q
school as a child?
A
stratford grammar school (maybe)
8
Q
kids?
A
susanna– 1583
twins judith and hamnet– 1585
9
Q
true calling for life?
A
realised in 1585– theatre
10
Q
start acting in london
A
age 18 or 19
11
Q
part owner of what company
A
1594– lord chamberlains men
and he was he chief playwright
12
Q
globe theatre built in
A
1599 which is where his plays were first viewed
13
Q
chamberlains men new name?
A
kings men in 1603 by james 1
14
Q
retired?
A
1610 to stratford with second largest house
15
Q
wrote will
A
march 25, 1616
most went to susanna, some to judith, hamnet died in 1596
