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| When was Shakespeare born? |
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| Where was Shakespeare born? |
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| When and where was Shakespeare christened? |
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April 26, 1564
Holy Trinity Church |
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| What was Shakespeare's father's name, and what did he do? |
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John Shakespeare
He was a glover, trader, bailiff of Stratford, and a magistrate. |
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| What was Shakespeare's mother's name? What did her father do? |
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Mary Arden
Her father was a large landowner. |
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| How many siblings did Shakespeare have? How many brothers? How many sisters? |
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5 siblings (who survived infancy)
3 brothers
2 sisters |
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When did Shakespeare get married?
Whom did he marry?
How old was he?
How old was she?
Was she pregnant during the marriage?
What did William's father think? |
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He married on November 27, 1582.
He married Anne Hathaway.
He was 18.
She was 26.
She was pregnant.
William's father thought he was irresponsible. |
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| What are the names of Shakespeare's children, and when were they born? |
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Susana - Born May 26, 1583
Hamnet (boy) and Judith - Born February 2, 1585 |
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| To where does Shakespeare move? Does he bring anyone? |
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| He moves to London for acting, and he does not bring anyone. |
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| By when has Shakespeare started to attract attention? How old was he? |
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| What was the name of the first English playhouse? Who built it, and when? |
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The Theatre
James Burbage built it in 1576. |
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| What did the first English playhouse later become? Who built it? When? Where was it? |
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| Richard Burbage, James' son, and William Shakespeare built the Globe in 1599 on the Thames River. |
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| During what years were the theaters closed? Why? What did Shakespeare do during this time? |
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| Theaters were closed during 1593 and 1594 due to the Bubonic Plague. Shakespeare wrote sonnets and poetry. |
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| When did Shakespeare found his acting troupe? What was their name? If he later changed the name, to what did he change it, and when did he do so? |
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| Shakespeare founded Lord Chamberlain's Men in 1594. In 1603, he changed the name to The King's Men. |
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| Around 1599, at what rate was Shakespeare writing plays? How many did he write during his lifetime? |
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About 2 plays per year.
37 plays total |
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| What talents did actors need to possess? |
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| The needed to sing, dance, fence, perform acrobatics, and act. |
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| Did Shakespeare write plays for publication? |
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| No. He wrote for the theater. His plays were meant to be performed. |
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| What classes of people made up Shakespeare's audience? |
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| About how many (%) of Shakespeare's plays were published in his first publication? What was this publication called? When was it published? |
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| The First Folio contained about 50% of Shakespeare's plays. It was published in 1623. |
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| When did Shakespeare leave London? Where does he go? What did he do? |
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| In 1611, Shakespeare returned to Stratford and invested in property. His home is known as New Place. |
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| When did Shakespeare write his will? Who are his main beneficiaries? |
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| Shakespeare wrote his will in 1616. His main beneficiaries are his daughters and Richard Burbage. |
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| When did Shakespeare die? |
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| What are some literary aspects of Shakespeare's plays? |
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They have an unstable condition that has been in existence for some time.
They are based on human conflict.
They have subplots, side plots, and parallel plots.
His tragedies are based on ambition, hate, and greed.
His comedies begin with separation and end with reunion.
Some are histories.
They have foil characters. |
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| What are some literary aspects of Shakespeare's plays? |
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They have an unstable condition that has been in existence for some time.
They are based on human conflict.
They have subplots, side plots, and parallel plots.
His tragedies are based on ambition, hate, and greed.
His comedies begin with separation and end with reunion.
Some are histories.
They have foil characters. |
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