William Shakespeare Quiz Flashcards
Who wee Shakespeare’s parents and what did his father do
John and Mary
John was a glove maker politician wool trader money dealer
Where was Shakespeare born
Stratford upon Avon
Warwickshire England
What did Shakespeare study as a student did he go to college
Studied Latin+classics (favorite ovid)
Did not go to college
Who did Shakespeare marry
How many children
What were their names
Anne Hathaway 3 children Suzann Hamnet Judith
How old was Shakespeare when he left Stratford for London
Why did he need to go
23
Needed to go because he wanted to be an actor writer or schoolteacher
Who were two monarchs during his life
Elizabeth the virgin queen(Elizabethan) James 1st (Jacobean)
What was London like during Shakespeare’s life
It was a place with spies and religious turmoil
What was religious conflict during Shakespeare life
Catholics and Protestants disagreed
Bloody Mary executed people
What was Shakespeare’s first play
What was the name of Shakespeare acting conpany
Henry 4th part 1
Queens men
Prior to writing plays what type of writing did Shakespeare do
Wrote poetry
Shakeleare wrote sonnets the rape of lucrece and Venus and Adonis for which noble patron
Rizzly
Earl of south Hampton
Theaters in Shakespeare’s day were located where
Across the river Thames, outside city walls
Who we Shakespeare’s contemporary as a playwright what happened to him
Christopher Marlowe
Killed by government
Was a spy
Explain what time of day and who attended theaters during shakespeare’s time
Everyone attended
In the afternoon
List details about Shakespeare’s globe theatre
Why do you think it’s called the globe
Round Open roof Seats divided Ground seats cheapest Called wooden o As it gets higher prices increase
