Shakespeare's Life
Shakespeare was born in 1564 in this picturesque English town, along the river Avon.
What is Stratford
She reigned as Queen of England for over forty years (from 1558-1603,) and she ushered in a new age of prosperity for the country.
Who is Queen Elizabeth I
In an Elizabethan theatre, patrons who viewed the performance from the open yard were referred to by this condescending term.
What is ten?
Shakespeare's plays were divided into these three categories.
What are comedies, histories, and tragedies?
At the age of 18, Shakespeare married this woman, eight years his senior.
Who is Anne Hathaway
When Elizabeth assumed the throne, there was a constant state of religious upheaval between these two groups.
Who are the Protestants and the Catholics?
True or False: In Elizabethan England, the parts of young women were played by girls ranging in age from eleven to fifteen.
What is false?
The meaning of the idiom "the world is my oyster"
What is nothing is impossible for me? I can achieve whatever I want.
In Elizabethan theatre, comedies are defined as ending this way.
What is with a marriage?
The seven-years between 1585 and 1592 are referred to collectively as...
What is "the lost years."
There were several outbreaks of plague during Shakespeare's lifetime (including the year of his birth.) The disease was almost always fatal, and it was spread in this way...
What is by plague-infested fleas and rats?
This actor was a rock-star of the Elizabethan theatre, and he was the leading actor of Shakespeare's own company.
True or False: the quote, "The course of true love never did run smooth" is written in iambic pentameter.
What is true?
The name of the show-boating actor in the troupe of players in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. He later is turned into a donkey.
Who is Nick Bottom?
In 1594 Shakespeare became a member of this prestigious acting company.
What is The Lord Chamberlain's Men
What is bear baiting?
From this location in an Elizabethan theatre, actors could make entrances, make costume changes, or rest between scenes.
What is the tiring house?
It's an idiom used to express a hopeless search for something unattainable.
What is a wild goose chase?
Shakespeare's history plays are typically categorized as being about the monarchs of England. Name one such play.
What is: Richard II, Henry IV parts one and two, Henry V, Henry VI parts one, two, and three, Richard III, Henry VIII, or King John?
Shakespeare died in 1616 at the age of 52 on this date.
What is April 23
In 1603 this Scottish King assumed the throne of England, thus ushering in the Stuart Dynasty.
Who is James I?
What is Henry VIII or All is True
The idiom "it's all Greek to me" can be found in this Shakespeare play.
What is Julius Caesar?
In Shakespeare's most famous tragedy, Hamlet, the protagonist's mother dies by drinking poison. Her name is...
Who is Gertrude?