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1
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Who were his parents?

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John and Mary.

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When was he baptized?

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April 26th, 1564.

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3
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What was his fathers job?

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Glove maker, leather merchant.

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Who did he marry?

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Anne Hathaway.

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Who were his children?

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Hamnet, Judith and Susanna.

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When did he come to London?

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1592.

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What acting company did he belong too?

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The Kingsmen.

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What was the title of his first play?

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Henry VI Part 1.

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9
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How many plays did he write?

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37.

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How many sonnets did he write?

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154.

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11
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How many different words did he create?

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1700.

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12
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When did Shakespeare die?

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April 23, 1616.

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13
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When was the globe theatre built?

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1599.

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Where was it located?

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London, Bank of Themes.

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15
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When did it burn down?

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June 29th, 1613.

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How did the fire start?

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Canon fire during play.

17
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Where was Shakespeare born?

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Stratford- Upon Avon, UK.

18
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How was the audience arranged?

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Upper class- Balcony
Middle class- Galleries, cushion.
Lower class- Groundlings, no seat, front of the stage.

19
Q

How many people could the globe hold?

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3000

20
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Who played the female roles?

A

Young boys.

21
Q

What’s the difference between a comedy and a tragedy?

A

A comedy has a happy ending?

22
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Who do some people think wrote Shakespeare’s plays?

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Earl of Oxford, Christopher Marlow, Edward I

23
Q

What was the Black Death?

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A disease transferred to Europe by rat fleas.

24
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How many people did the Black Death kill?

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75-200 million. 1/3 of Europe.

25
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What effect did the Black Death have on the theatre.

A

It was closed during breakouts.

26
Q

What are the four humours?

A 
Black bile
-depressed
Yellow bile
-anger
Phlegm
-unemotional 
Blood
-hopeful
27
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Who reigned during Shakespeare’s life?

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Elizabeth I, James I.

28
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Why did Henry the VIII create the Church of England?

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So he could divorce his wife.

29
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Which monarch temporarily returned to Catholicism?

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Mary I.

30
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Why didn’t Queen Elizabeth marry?

A

Couldn’t marry her love.

Didn’t want to lose her power.

31
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How was Mary Queen of Scots related to Elizabeth?

A

Cousins.

32
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Why was Mary Queen of Scots executed?

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Conspired to kill Elizabeth.

33
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About which monarchs did Shakespeare write history plays?

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Henry VI, Henry VII, Richard III, Edward V, Henry V, Henry IV, Richard, II, Henry III, John I.

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