Introduction to Shakespeare

• Drama
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

William Shakespeare

What do we already know about William Shakespeare?

1 How many plays did Shakespeare write?

1. at least 28
2. at least 38
3. at least 48

2 How many languages have Shakespeare's plays been translated into?

1. Over 20
2. Over 50
3. Over 100

3 How many languages has Hamlet been performed in?

1. 75
2. 100
3. 50

5 How many people could fit in the Globe theatre?

1. 3000
2. 5000
3. 500

6 How much were people who wrote plays paid in Shakespeare's time?

1. £18
2. £12
3. £6

7 What did Shakespeare use to write his plays?

1. a feather
2. a pencil
3. a highlighter

8 What were Shakespeare's poems called?

1. Newspapers
2. Sonnets
3. Poems

How many words has William Shakespeare coined?

1. about 800
2. about 1500
3. about 1700