The Whistle by Benjamin Franklin and William Shakespeare Flashcards

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Founding Father of United States
First president of University of Pennsylvania or College of Philadelphia

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Benjamin Franklin

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When and Where Franklin was born?

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January 17, 1706, Milk Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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William Shakespeare was born on

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April 23, 1564

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William Shakespeare was baptized on

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April 26, 1564 in Holy Trinity in Stratford

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Parents of William Shakespeare

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Father: John Shakespeare, Mayor (bailiff)
Mother: Mary Arden, daughter of a prosperous farmer, Robert Arden

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John Shakespeare and Mary Arden have _ children

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8 children
- 4 daughters (Joan)
- 4 sons (William was the eldest)

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'’Bard of Avon”
Have 37 plays
200 operas

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William Shakespeare

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William (18) was married to

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Anne Hathaway (26)

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When Shakespeare and Hathaway get married?

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November 27, 1582

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Children of Shakespeare and Hathaway

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The eldest, Susanna, was baptised on 26 May 1583. They also had twins, Judith and Hamnet, baptised on 2 February 1585.

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