Midsummer Night's Dream (lesson 1)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

Shakespeare

Shakespeare?

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When was Shakespeare born?

1. 1546
2. 1565
3. 1664
4. 1564

How old was Shakespeare when he left school?

1. 14 or 15
2. 18
3. 16
4. 20 or 21

What was Shakespeare's first job?

1. Glovemaker
2. Actor
3. Writer
4. Farmer

Why did he start writing poems?

1. People didn't like his plays
2. He got sick
3. The theatres were closed
4. To earn more money

What was Shakespeare's theatre called?

1. The Globe
2. The Orb
3. The Royal
4. The Circle

Women were not allowed on stage.

1. True
2. False

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

1. 48
2. 38
3. 40
4. More than 50

We don't use any of the words Shakespeare made up anymore.

1. True
2. False

Which plays by Shakespeare do you know?

So, who was he?

• Born in 1564
• Poet, writer and actor
• Wrote about 38 plays
• Made up a lot of words we still use today

Read Act 1, scene 1 of the Graphic Novel