Shakespere Bio Flashcards
What was the infant mortality rate when Shakespeare was born?
1/3
Which family was in power? Which monarch began the Protestant Reformation in England?
Tudors. Henry the 8th
How many times had the religion changed in the past 12 years?
3 changes
What traces of Warwickshire exist in Shakespeare’s plays? 2 examples.
- Dialect 2. Spelling
Where was Shakespeare’s mother family from?
Walcott
What did John Shakespeare do for a living in Stratford
A master glover
What would have been Mrs Shakespeare’s “pride and joy”?
Expensive fabric, bedding
To what office was John Shakespeare elected on 1565?
Town counselor
What happened to the painting in Stratford’s Guild Chapel, and why? What were some of the subjects?
The enforcement of the queens will. They white-washed the painting but didn’t destroy it. We’re tales of the old Christianity
When Shakespeare went to school in 1571, what revolutionary changes were taking place?
160 new school(educational revolutions) , they wanted the most literate generation
What was a typical school day for the 7-year old Shakespeare? The
6 days a week, 6am-5:30pm, based on Latin
What was a favorite play performers by Elizabethan school children? What was its “moral message”? What was its concluding message?
Ralph Royster Doyster
Justice
The queen is good
What scholar found the record of James Langrake informing on John Shakespeare
David Thomas
It turns out John Shakespeare was a “brogger.” What did that mean?
Illegal wool dealer
What other crime was John Shakespeare prosecuted for, and at what interest rate?
Money lending and 20 pounds interest
Where did young Shakespeare see mystery plays? How old was he when they were banned?
Coventry
15 years old
Which poet was Shakespeare’s favorite? Which version of his works. Besides Latin, did Shakespeare know?
Avid- latin
English- Arthur folding
How did Shakespeare’s “childhood end” when he was around 12? Why? What were the immediate consequences for William?
Fathers business collapsed & started selling the property
He stopped going to school, worked w/ his father at home
What is chervil, and to what does Shakespeare compare it to?
Goat skin & human consciences
Who were Edward Campion and his missionaries? When they visit Warwickshire, how were they connected to Shakespeare’s family?
Jesuits, they were Catholics
Received economic aid
Who was Winifred of Holywell? What document concerning her was found in the roof of the Shakespeare’s house?
Patron saint of Catholics, place of pilgrimage for Catholics
Testament of the Soul
What was the “hot book” of 1582? And on whom was Shakespeare using it?
Tom Watsons collection of love poems
Anne Hathaway
Where was Shakespeare on Tuesday, November 27, 1582? What’s the proof of that, and what’s the twist with that proof?
Worcester Cathedral
Documentation
Promised himself to 2 diff women
What do we know about John Frith, who officiated in the Temple Grafton ceremony
Catholic priest, didn’t read the bands, held the ceremonies during the holidays. Skilled at cures
John Frith
What opportunities were lost to Shakespeare when he married?
Lost the chance at a university
Lost his APPRENTICESHIP
Who was John Somerville? What did he do in 1583? What did Thomas Lucy do about it?
Son-in-law of the Arden’s. Said he was going to go to London and assassinate the queen
Has him beat in jail and searches their homes
What happened next for the Arden Family? What was the location of the final disgrace?
Arrested, taken to London, tortured the Arden Family
Public execution @ the meat market in Smithfield
Where,when and how was William baptized? Who were his parents?
Stratford Upon Avon, baptized in a small parish. April 26, 1564. John & Mary
