Shakespere A&E

Who was Shakespeare's wife?

-Anne Hathaway

Where and when was William Shakespeare was born?

-April 23, 1564, Stratford-Upon-Avon England

Which admirer of Shakespeare was instrumental in organizing The First Folio?

-Ben Jonson

What was the name of the theater erected by Shakespeare and his peers?

-Globe Theater

Describe Prospero, the main character in Shakespeare's last play, The Tempest.

-He was mistreated by his brother but also used magic to control others

Many assume that Shakespeare and his wife had a "loveless" marriage. For example, he gave his wife no power in his will and only bequeathed to her what, even though he died a wealthy man?

-His plays described many marriages as failures and said to marry a woman younger than you. The only thing Anne got from his will was the "second best bed with the furniture" and most of his possessions went to Susanna

Why do many scholars consider Shakespeare the greatest playwright ever?

-His works were about life, love, death, revenge, grief, magic, and mystery

Why is The Folio so important?

-It was a collection of the plays Shakespeare wrote

What was the first play performed at that theater?

-Julius Caesar

He got his first taste of theater by watching traveling troupes perform plays in town, and he was also able to see drama on the lawn of Robert Dudley, who lived at what castle?

-Kenilworth castle

What were Shakespeare's parents' names?

-Mary Arden and John Shakespeare

ho was the ruler of England at the time of Shakespeare's birth?

-Queen Elizabeth I

In 1596 a terrible tragedy occurred when who died of the plague?

-Shakespeare's son (Hamnet) - there would be no heir to Shakespeare

Long hours were spent studying in school as a child, and by the age of eight, Shakespeare could read and speak the English language. He did not attend university, and had finished formal schooling by what age?

14-15

No one is sure what Shakespeare did during the years after his marriage. List two possibilities:

A. He was a soldier or a sailor B. He might have traveled to Italy

Describe the events that led to Shakespeare's death.

He ate too many pickled herrings and drank too much beer which caused him to develop a fever

What did Shakespeare do after the theater burned to the ground in 1613?

He retired

hakespeare died on the anniversary of what?

His birthday 1616

Some say that Shakespeare's poems, called ______ revealed the most about his true self.

Sonnets

What was the name of their first child, a daughter? What were the names of his twins?

Susanna Hamnet and Judith

During the 1590s, what killed thousands of people, shutting down the theaters where Shakespeare worked?

The Black Plague