Early Life
What year was Shakespeare born?
1564
Shakespeare had ___ kids.
3
What town did Shakespeare work as an actor and playwright?
London
How many people could fit in the Globe Theater?
3000
Crassus, Caesar, and Pompey were called:
The First Triumvirate
Shakespeare lived in what town?
Stratford-upon-Avon
Shakespeare's wife's name.
Anne Hathaway
Shakespeare belonged to this theater company (its first name).
Lord Chamberlain's Men
What was "different" about this theater than theaters today?
It was an open-air theater
Who died first: Crassus, Pompey, Caesar?
Crassus
What country was Shakespeare born?
England
Shakespeare's wife was ___ years older than him.
8
What genre did Shakespeare first write (2 possible answers)?
comedy or history
How much money did the groundlings pay for their seats?
a penny
Caesar's first job was in:
the army
Shakespeare's father was a ____.
glove maker, landowner, or bailiff
Shakespeare's oldest daughter.
Susanna
Shakespeare died in this year.
1616
All of the actors were this gender.
male
Cleopatra
Stratford's grammar school
Names of Shakespeare's twins.
Judith and Hamnet
What years did Shakespeare's creative powers peak?
1600-1607
This aspect of the theater was the most important because there were no sets.
costumes
Caesar was murdered in ___BCE.
44