What do you know about Shakespeare? Ms. O’Brien English 9

Question 1: True or False: Shakespeare was American.

Question 1: FALSE Shakespeare was born in Britain in 1564.

Question 2: True or False: Shakespeare only wrote plays.

Question 2: FALSE! Shakespeare wrote sonnets (a type of poem), narrative poems, and plays

Question 3: Shakespeare was born in… – A. London, England – B. Williamsburg, Virginia – C. Stratford-upon-Avon, England – D. Dublin, Ireland

Question 3: Shakespeare was born in… C. Stratford-upon-Avon, England

Question 4: True or False: Shakespeare only wrote tragedies.

Question 4: FALSE! Shakespeare wrote tragedies, histories, and comedies. Some examples: Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy, Henry VIII is a history, and Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy.

Question 5: True or false: – Shakespeare was the first person to use the following phrases: A dish fit for the gods As dead as a doornail In a pickle Vanish into thin air

Question 5: TRUE! We still use many of his phrases! Some others: – All that glitters is not gold – Clothes make the man – Heart of gold – Too much of a good thing – To thine own self be true

How did you do? Remember what you’ve seen here…you might see it again.