Shakespeare

Who was Shakespeare's wife?

Anne Hathaway

In what town was Shakespeare born?

Stratford Upon Aron

When was Shakespeare born?

April 23, 1564

What marked the end of Shakespeare's career?

The fire that burnt down the globe during Henry the 8th

How many children did Shakespeare have?

3; Judith, Susannah, Hamnet

True or False: All of Shakespeare's plays were his original ideas.

False

What was Shakespeare's father's occupation?

Glover and leather maker, wool dealing, money lending

What were the names of Shakespeare's plays that take after the Romans?

Julius Caesar, Cleopatra and Antony, coriolanus

When did Shakespeare die?

On his birthday

Who reined in England during the beginning of Shakespeare's time?

Queen Elizabeth I

What was the name of the theater in which Shakespeare worked and partly owned?

The globe theater

What tragedy struck England, especially London?

The plague

What was Shakespeare's last play?

The tempest

What always called Shakespeare back from working on his sonnets?

The theater

How does Shakespeare live on today?

Through the words in his plays

Shakespeare's ___________ is his legacy to the world

folio

What play is supposedly named after his son?

hamlet

What tragedy struck Shakespeare's home? What did this mean?

hamnet dies, no male Shakespeare to inherit money

Who played the women in Shakespeare's plays?

men

After the plague, what fascination appears in his plays?

the theme of death