Facts
How many words did Shakespeare invent?
1,700 Words
What was Shakespeare's wife name?
Anne Hathway
What city did Shakespeare live in during the 1580's?
London, England
What is Shakespeare's most famous play?
Hamlet.
When did Shakespeare die?
23rd April 1616.
23rd April 1564
How old was Shakespeare's son Hamnet before he died?
11 years old
When was Shakespeare's first play written?
1589-1591
Which play is about impossible love?
Romeo and Juliet?
How old was Shakespeare before he died?
Stratford-upon-Avon
What did Hamnet (Shakespeare's younger son) die from?
The Plague.
Where were most of Shakespeare's early plays in?
The Globe Theatre.
When was Macbeth shown for the first time?
Name 1 theory/speculation about how Shakespeare died?
The Fever theory, Illness
What was Shakespeare's nickname?
The Bard of Avon
What is the name of Susanna's husband?
John Hall.
What did Shakespeare work as besides writer?
An actor.
What Shakespeare play was The lion king based off?
Hamlet.
What church is Shakespeare buried in?
The Holy Trinity church
What does Bard mean?
It means a poet or a storyteller.
What were the names of Shakespeare's children?
Susanna, Hamnet and Judith
What 4 literary phases did Shakespeare write?
Comedies, Lyricism, The Great Tragedies and Late Romances
What Shakespeare theme does Macbeth follow?
A Tragedy.
What was written on Shakespeare's grave?
"Curst be he that moves my bones"