William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama

in the summer of ______, the ______ was destroyed

1613/ Globe

______ ______ became Shakespeares wife.

Anne Hathaway

______, Shakespeare's greatest rival and good friend, laid tribute to him by writing/saying "..."

Ben Johnson/ "he was not of an age but for all"

In the last group of sonnets, there is a woman who is always known as the

Dark Lady

Some of the most well-known and most beautiful love poetry in the English language is found in Shakespeare's...

Sonnets

He was born on _______, 1564

Spring

A new theater was built but without ______.

William Shakespeare

It was Shakespeare's experience as an ______ that added so much to his skill as a ______

actor/ playwrite

Shakespeare remains the very greatest, enduring for ______. His writing is his ______ to the world.

all time/ legacy

the writer of these plays was a man who understands ______ very well.

anger

His will is an ______ document. He empowered his daughters ______ and her husband ______, a physician

angry/ Susanna/ John Hall

He lived away from his family while writing these play. As an actor and a member of the acting company, he had to be on _____ everyday of the week.

call

There are many ______ stories about what he did when he was in his 20's. Some of the following are suggested:

conflicted/ soldier sailor school master traveled to Italy

in his middle age, Shakespeare became more and more concerned about his relationship with his______.

daughters

Shakespeare's plays show a fascination with...

death

William Shakespeare is the greatest ________ the English language has known

playwrite

Through the 1590s, Shakespeare wrote ______, ______, and ______, including the early comedies and history plays.

poems/ sonnets/ plays

Shakespeare describes himself as a ______, NOT a ______, NOT an ______.

poet/ playwrite/ actor

He left his wife their _____ in the Strafford home.

second best bed

he owned the _____largest house in ______ and was a respected figure in the town.

second/ Strafford

the subjects of his plays were taken from many different ______, even from existing ______.

sources/ plays

his plays are full of things which go on speaking to people as long as human beings are human beings and have ______ and ______.

sufferings/ longings

In 1593 and 1594, William Shakespeare dedicated two poems to the...

Earl of South Hampton

While living in London he kept to himself. He worked hard ______ in the mornings and ______ in the afternoons.

rehearsing/ performing

By 1592 Shakespeare was an established...

playwrite

Globe Theater was in the heart of the city and Shakespeare was part-owner. His ______ share was valuable and made him his fortune. The first play performed in the theater was ____________ by Shakespeare.

10%/ Julius Cesar

Shakespeare's son Hamnet dies at age...

11

He probably went to school until the age of _____ or _____

14/15

She became pregnant with his child when he was only ______ years. They obtained a special license and got married _____ months before the child was born.

18/ 6

We do know that he had ______ children. His daughter _____ has been born after his wedding.

3/ Suzanna

He produced ______ plays while in London for ______ years.

37/ 20

He was the ______ child and _____ son born to ______ and ______ Shakespeare.

3rd/ 1st/ John/ Mary

Acting was officially banned throughout the _____ days of ______. This was the only time that shakespeare could go home and see the family.

40/ lint

She was ______ years older than be

8

Shakespeare's trip tore down the old theater and transported it plank by plank across the river and built a new theater called the ______ ______.

Globe Theater

the globe was burned to the ground during the performance of ______, leaving nothing behind

Henry the 8th

Shakespeare was required to speak ______ in school.

Latin

Between 1604 and 1607 what 3 plays did Shakespeare write

Othello, Macbeth, and King Lear

throughout his later plays, he present us with a father who is preoccupied with his daughters. this can be seen in the following:

Pericles Cymbeline The Winter's Tales The Tempest

In ______ ______ the character Ocino gives this advice, "..."

Twelfth Night/ Don't mary an older woman

Two years after Susanna was born, ______ were born; they were named ______ and ______

Twins/ Hamnet/ Judith

Shakespeare did not go to ______ because his father's financial situation had gotten worse.

University

His mother was an intelligent woman. She was a great influence on William, and as a child, he lived a very _____ life. Because of his father's position, he was educated at the local school.

disciplined

By the 1600s, Shakespeare was writing more profound and ______ plays.

disturbing

he was about to create some of the greatest ______ that have ever been written.

dramas

He had to write in the ______, which was a huge cost; therefore, he probably spent most of his time in ______ pubs, because he got automatic light along with his meal.

evenings/ Elizabethan

His father was a _____ and leather worker. He improved his living and made his way up the ladder by ______ and wool dealing.

glover/ money-lending

Shakespeare's new playwriting career was repeatedly ______ by these devastating outbreaks of the plague.

halted

almost all of shakespeare's plays are based on ______ or in already written fiction.

history

Shakespeare's audiences relied on their ______.

imaginations

His older sisters died of _____.

infancy

Shakespeare's early years are knows as the _____ years.

lost

Shakespeare writes about ______, ______, ______, ______.

love/ death/ jealousy/ hate

There are not many happy ______ in Shakespeare's plays, perhaps because of the relationship he had with Anne Hathaway.

marriages

All women's parts were played by______.

men

Throughout the 1590's London was threatened by several serious outbreaks of the ______. At its height, it was killing ______ people a week. If you showed symptoms, you stood a ______ chance of dying.

plague/ 1k/ 70%

But it was the ______ that called him back again and again, demanding more and better scripts each time.

theater

the tragedies give us a glimpse into Shakespeare's character, his innermost ______ and deepest ______.

thoughts/ emotions

the black lady is considered _____ and______, she is a _____ where all men ride _____ and _____.

treacherous/ duliptious/ bay/ ugly/ dreadful

shakespeare retired a ______ man. he was a ______, a ______, and a ______.

wealthy/ gentleman/ businessman/ landowner

Many of the sonnets are written to a ______ ______, some day the Earl of South Hampton. Some say they were ______. By today's standards, The Earl would have been considered ______ during his youth.

young man/ lovers/ homosexual