Shakespeare's Life
Shakespeare's Work
Play Lines
The Globe Theatre
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100

Where was William Shakespeare born?

Stratford-upon-Avon

100

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

37

100

"Romeo, O Romeo. Where for art thou, Romeo?"

Romeo and Juliet

100

The theatre had to close in 1603 and 1608 due to what illness?

The Plague

100

What was Shakespeare's nickname?

The bard

200

What was the name of the acting company Shakespeare joined?

The Lord Chamberlain's Men

200

When did Shakespeare write his first play?

1590

200

"Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good night till it be marrow."

Romeo and Juliet

200

How many people can fit in the Globe Theatre?

3,000

200

What was Shakespeare's first job?

A glove-maker

300

How many siblings did Shakespeare have?

7

300

What was Shakespeare's first play?

Henry VI, Part 1

300

"All the world's a stage, and all men and women merely players."

As You Like It

300

What part of the Globe Theatre could be seen from far away and tell you the genre of the play being performed that evening?

Flag

300

What was Shakespeare's wife's name?

Anne Hathaway

400

What university did Shakespeare attend?

He didn't.

400

Name the 3 types of plays Shakespeare wrote.

Comedies, Tragedies, Histories

400

"Beware the ides of March."

Julius Cesar

400

What kind of roof does the Globe Theatre have?

A thatched roof.

400

How long did it take Shakespeare to write Romeo and Juliet?

2 years

500

What were the names of Shakespeare's 3 children?

Susanna, Hamnet, Edith

500

What was the name of Shakespeare's lost play?

Cardenio

500

"If music be the food of love, play on."

Twelfth Night

500

What play was being performed when the Globe Theatre burned down in 1613?

Henry VIII

500
What 3 careers did Shakespeare pursue in his lifetime?

Poet, playwright, actor

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