William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was the best and most famous playwright of all time.

William Shakespeare was born on 23rd April 1564 in the small town of Stratford. Little is known about his childhood, but there is some evidence to show that he got married when he was 18 and that he had three children. Unfortunately, this is all that history knows about his private life.

Around 1592, Shakespeare moved to London where he started writing Around 1592, Shakespeare moved to London where he started writing. During these early years in London he wrote, among others, such plays as “ A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, one of the funniest comedies he ever wrote, and “Romeo and Juliet” – a love story set in the beautiful Italian town of Verona. One thing is sure, with these and other plays, Shakespeare became England’s leading playwright.

Shakespeare was a very prolific playwright and was full of ideas Shakespeare was a very prolific playwright and was full of ideas. Between 1604-1605 he wrote the tragedies “Macbeth”, “King Lear”, “Othello”, which today are considered to be classics.

After writing “The Tempest“ Shakespeare came back to Stratford where he died on 23rd April 1616, at the age of 52. Although he died so long ago, his works are still read all over the world and are an endless source of inspiration for many contemporary film directors and writers.

DID YOU KNOW THAT? W. Shakespeare left the Grammar school where he had studied when he was 13 and never went to school again. John Shakespeare, the great playwright’s father, couldn’t write.

DID YOU KNOW THAT? Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays, but only 18 of them were published in his lifetime and the first 8 didn’t even carry his name. Many people have denied that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare. Candidates for the real author have ranged from Francis Bacon to Queen Elizabeth 1.

DID YOU KNOW THAT? Shakespeare usually wrote for specific group of actors, and as they grew older he wrote plays with older characters to suit them.

How Well Do You Know Shakespeare?

In what year was Shakespeare born? 1564 1616 1558 1592

Shakespeare was born in what town or city? London Stratford-upon-Avon Snitterfield Oxford

The names of Shakespeare’s mother and father were: Abraham and Sara William and Anne John and Mary

Shakespeare attended the Stratford Grammar School, also known as the King’s New School: From 1569 to 1579 He did not attend the school There are no records of his school attendance, but it is highly likely he attended that school

Who did Shakespeare marry? Judith Sadler Susanna Hall Anne Hathaway Mary Queen of Scots

Shakespeare was the father of how many children? 3 2 10 1

The London theaters were closed on account of a virulent outbreak of the plague in 1593 and part of 1594. Specifically, what disease was this? Tuberculosis The Plague of Frogs Bubonic Plague The pox

Translate several of Shakespeare's plays: Two Gentlemen of Verona The Comedy of Errors As You Like It A Midsummer Night’s Dream The Merchant of Venice The Taming of The Shrew Much Ado About Nothing Twelfth Night King Lear

The Most Famous Shakespeare’s Sayings To be or not to be: that is the question? All world’s a stage, and all the men & women merely players. Every inch a king. Get thee to a nunnery. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

All Is Well That Ends Well. The beginning of the end. Much ado about nothing. To win golden opinions.

In 1594 Shakespeare became one of the founding members of what acting company? The Lord Chamberlain’s Men The King’s Men The Royal Shakespeare Company

In what year was the Globe Theater built? 1594 1599 1608 1613

Some time after 1599-1600 Shakespeare turned from writing predominantly romantic comedies and history plays to tragedies. Which five plays are known as his “great tragedies”? Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra. The Merchant of Venice, Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, Henry V, Twelfth Night. King John, Henry IV Part 1, Richard II, Richard III, Henry VIII. Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida, Coriolanus, Timon of Athens, Cymbeline.

In 1603 Shakespeare’s acting company , The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, became the King’s. Which king was their patron? A. George lll B. James l C. Edward lll D. Henry Vlll

In what year was the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays, called the First Folio, published? A. 1599 B. 1616 C. 1623 D. 1685

In what year did Shakespeare die? B.1616 C.1623 D.1642

What do these figures mean ? 1564, 23, 18,9,3, 37,154,2,1587,1592,1613,1616

Keys 1 – 1564 2 – Stratford-upon-Avon 3 – John and Mary 4 – There are no records of his school attendance, but it is highly likely he attended that school 5 – Anne Hathaway

6 – Bubonic Plague 7 – 8 – 9 – The Lord Chamberlain’s Men 10 – 1599 11 – Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra 12 – James I 13 – 1623 14 – 1616