Life & Times of Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare

Wiliam Shakespeare

born Stratford- upon- Avon in 1564

Son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden

Lost years

Shakespeare disappeared for 7 years. We have no records of this time. 

Shakespeare

Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.

He is often called English National poet

The globe

round theatre

first and second tier

caught fire 1613 during a performance of Henry VIII

1644 second tore down- rebuilt 1997

Shakespeare's work

38 plays

154 sonnets

2 long narrative poems

He wrote comedies, tragedies and histories

Shakespeare died at 52.

vocabulary

Shakespeare added about 1700 words to the Engl. vocabulary

(phrase: Love is blind, bedazzled, assassination, obscene) 

How many people could watch a play if they were crowded in?

1. 1500
2. 3000
3. 2000
4. 300

How much money did you have to pay to get a cushion and a chair?

1. 1 penny
2. 2 pennies
3. 3 pennies
4. 4 pennies

What was the single, most valuable piece of equipment that the players owned?

1. The costumes
2. Props - a chair or bed
3. A beautiful dress
4. The pillars that held the stage up

Where was the space called 'hell'?

1. At the back of the theatre
2. Just outside the exit doors
3. Up in the box offices
4. Under the stage

Identify the three kinds of works Shakespeare wrote?

When was Macbeth most likely written?

1. 1603
2. 1705
3. 1703
4. 1606

Who was Macbeth's best friend?

1. Banquo
2. Fleance
3. Duncan
4. Macduff