shakespeare history Flashcards

1
Q

how many plays and poems did Shakespeare write

A

37

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2
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what is Shakespeare known as

A

greatest writer in the English language

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3
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Shakespeare’s birthday

A

Stratford on Avon, April 23 1564

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4
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when was Shakespeare baptized

A

April 26 1564

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5
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what school did Shakespeare attend

A

Stratford grammar school

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6
Q

The name of Shakespeare’s parents

A

John and Mary

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7
Q

The first place of Shakespeare’s acting

A

Lord Chamberlain’s men

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8
Q

first play Shakespeare’s plays were shown

A

globe theater

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9
Q

when did Shakespeare retire

A

1610 in Stratford

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10
Q

Shakespeare’s wife

A

Anne Hathaway

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11
Q

Shakespeare’s children

A

susanna (1583)

judith & hamnet (1585)

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12
Q

when did hamnet die

A

1596

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13
Q

when did Shakespeare write his will

A

march 25, 1616

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14
Q

when did Shakespeare die

A

April 23 1616

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15
Q

when and who built the first public theater

A

James Burbage in 1576

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16
Q

The globe theater

A

located in Southwark, Sunlit, three level galleries, one penny

17
Q

elizabethan popcorn

18
Q

first gallery

A

behind and above stage, dressing and storage

19
Q

Second gallery

A

above stage

20
Q

Who was in the plays

A

Young boys, no women

21
Q

was scenery used