Shakespeare's

Question 1

Where was he born?

Answer 1

Stratford-upon-Avon

Question 2

Where was he born?

Answer 2

April 23, 1564

Question 3

What date did he die?

Answer 3

April 23, 1616

Question 4

How old was he when he died?

Answer 4

52 years old

Question 5

How many siblings did he have?

Answer 5

7 brothers and sisters

Question 6

What are his parents names?

Answer 6

Mary Arden and John Shakespeare

Question 7

Who did he marry in November 1582?

Answer 7

Anne Hathaway

Question 8

How many kids did he have?

Answer 8

1 son and 2 daughters

Question 9

Where did he live for most of his life?

Answer 9

London

Question 10

What 3 professions is he most famous for?

Answer 10

1. Playwright
2. Poet
3. Actor

Question 11

How many plays did he write?

Answer 11

About 36

Question 12

What kind of pieces he write?

Answer 12

Plays, poems, short stories

Question 13

Name 2 Histories

Answer 13

1. King John

2. Henry IV Part 1

Question 14

Name 2 Comedies

Answer 14

1. A Midsummer Night’s Dream

2. Cymbeline

Question 15

Name 2 Tragedies

Answer 15

1. Romeo and Juliet

2. Hamlet

Question 16

Name 2 Romances

Answer 16

1. Pericles

2.

Question 17

Name 2 Tragicomedies

Answer 17

1. All’s Well That Ends Well

2.

Question 18

What is the main difference between a comedy and a tragedy?

Answer 18

Comedies end in success or happily. They have at least one humorous character. Tragedies end in death.

Question 19

What was the form of English he used to write his plays?

Answer 19

Early Modern English

Question 20

What is the difference between poetry and prose?

Answer 20

Prose don’t have any musical structure, while poems do.

Question 21

Did people really speak the way they do in his plays?

Answer 21

No, because Shakespeare wrote the way he did with poetic and dramatic tone.

Question 22

How many words did he use?

Answer 22

30,000 words

Question 23

How many words do we use today?

Answer 23

Between 6,000 and 15,000 words

Question 24

Which theatre company did he join in 1594?

Answer 24

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men

Question 25

What did The Lord Chamberlain’s Men change their name to later? Why?

Answer 25

The King’s Men, because after the death of Queen Elizabeth, the company was awarded a royal patent by the new King James I.

Question 26

Who played the female roles? Why?

Answer 26

Young boys, because women were not allowed to act on the public stage.

Question 27

How did his plays get handed down to us?

Answer 27

His plays were published in 1623 in a volume entitled “Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies,” known as the folio.

Question 28

Which two monarchs reigned while he was alive? What was each period called?

Answer 28

1. Queen Elizabeth I: The Elizabethan Era/The Golden Age

2. King James I: The Jacobean Era

Question 29

What caused all the theaters in London to be closed down between 1593 and 1594? What happened to the theater companies at this time?

Answer 29

The plague which was caused by the deadly rats from the sewers cause the theaters to be closed down. The companies lost money, because crowds were not allowed to gather together.