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100
What year was he born?
Nobody knows but April 23 is the best guess.
100
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
38 plays!
100
What closed the theatre?
Bubonic Plague
100
What does THOU mean?
You
100
Allusion
An indirect reference to something.
200
What university did he attend?
He didn't attend university.
200
What are the three types of plays he wrote?
Comedies Histories Tragedies
200
How many people attended a play?
3000
200
Interpret the following: Giveth thy father a chance.
Give your dad a chance.
200
Hyperbole
A large exaggeration.
300
What was his wife's name?
Anne Hathaway.
300
How many words did he invent?
1700.
300
How many women actors were there?
0
300
What does "didst" mean?
Did
300
Double Entendre
A word or phrase that has a double meaning.
400
When did Shakespeare die?
In 1616 on his birthday.
400
What is a sonnet?
Fourteen line poem written in iambic pentameter with the following rhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
400
How big was the stage?
five feet high.
400
Define: "dar'st"
Dare
400
Oxymoron
When two contradictory words work together.
500
What was the name of the main playing company Shakespeare first became a part of?
Lord Chamberlain's Men
500
What is one phrase he invented that is still used today?
All that glistens is not gold. Catch a cold. Naked truth. Leap frog. Breaking the ice. Fair play.
500
Who attended his plays?
All classes.
500
Write a Shakespearean sentence.
Answers will vary
500
Pun
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word
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