Shakespeare Biography
When was Shakespeare born?
April 23rd, 1564
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
39
How many children did Shakespeare have?
3
Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith
True or False
Shakespeare invented the word dearest.
False
What is the name of the theatre he helped build?
The Globe
Where was he born?
Stratford-upon-Avon
What type of plays did he write?
Tragedies, comedies and histories
Who did he marry?
Anne Hathaway
True or False
Shakespeare invented the word swagger.
True
How many words did he invent?
1700
What was his job?
Playwright, poet and actor
What type of play is Romeo and Juliet?
A tragedy
How many siblings did Shakespeare have?
7
Joan, Margaret, Gilbert, Joan, Anne, Richard, and Edmund
Guess the Phrase:
to do or say something to relieve tension or get conversation going at the start of a party or when people meet for the first time
Break the ice
What is considered Shakespeare's greatest contribution to the English Language?
The 1700 words he invented as well as all the plays and sonnets.
Between which two cities did Shakespeare divide his time?
Stratford and London
Where does the phrase "to be or not to be" come from?
Hamlet
What were the names of Shakespeare's parents?
John and Mary
Guess the Phrase:
Someone who is exceptionally kind, generous, and compassionate.
What myth surrounds his writing?
That he didn't write his plays and that he plagiarized most of them.
When and how did he die?
April 23rd, 1616
Cause of death is unknown, but he apparently died after drinking too much and developing a fever.
When was Hamlet originally published?
Bonus 100 points if you can tell me where it was published...
1623
It was published in the First Folio
How many grandchildren did Shakespeare have?
4
Elizabeth, Shakespeare, Richard, and Thomas
Guess the Phrase:
A foolish and hopeless pursuit of something unattainable.
Wild-Goose Chase
Where did his colleagues preserve his work after his death?
In the First Folio (first collected edition of Shakespeare's plays)