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When was Shakespeare born?
23 April 1564
Name Shakespeare's most famous romantic tragedy?
Romeo and Juliet
Who is the main character in Macbeth?
Macbeth
True or False? Was Shakespeare's wife pregnant when he married her?
True
When did Shakespeare die?
23 April 1616
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
40 known plays
Who killed Macbeth and how did they kill him?
He was decapitated by MacDuff
Name a Shakespearian insult.
e.g. hugger mugger, foot licker
What was his wife's name?
Anne Hathaway
How many known sonnets did Shakespeare write?
154 sonnets
How many years after Shakespeare's death was the play Macbeth published?
7
How many siblings did Shakespeare have?
7 siblings
Where was he born?
Stratford-upon-Avon
Why did Shakespeare write the play Hamlet?
It was written after the death of his son, Hamnet who died at the age of 11.
Name 5 main characters in the play Macbeth.
(If you choose the witches name their main characteristics)
e.g. Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
1 witch with the long hooked nose
1 witch with the tuft of silvery hair on her chin
1 witch with the milky blind eye
Quote one of Shakespeare's famous lines
e.g. "Romeo, Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo"
"To be or not to be, that is the question"
What were Shakespeare's children's names?
(He had 3 children)
Susanna Hall, Hamnet Shakespeare, Judith Quiney
What was the last play Shakespeare wrote?
The Two Noble Kinsmen
Who was a big influence on the play MacBeth?
Hint: He was a king
King James 1
Which play, out of all of Shakespeare's plays used the word rhinoceros?
Macbeth