Shakespeare childhood
Where was William Shakespeare born?
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
He received a deep grounding in ______ language and literature and would have analysed the mechanics of poetry and prose in detail.
Latin
Shakespeare's sonnets are composed of ____ lines.
14
What year did William Shakespeare marry Anne Hathaway?
1582
Where did William Shakespeare work?
London
When was Shakespeare born?
April 23, 1564
What was his father's job?
He was a glover and whittawer (leather worker) by trade. He was elected to several municipal offices, serving as an alderman and culminating in a term as bailiff, the chief magistrate of the town council, and mayor of Stratford in 1568.
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
154 sonnets
How many daughters did Shakespeare have?
2
Judith, and Susanna
How old was William Shakespeare when he got married?
William was 18
How many siblings did William Shakespeare have?
7
How old was William when he left school?
14 years old
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
37
Who is Shakespeare's wife?
Anne Hathaway
What is Shakespeare's earliest play?
His earliest play is probably one of the three parts of King Henry VI (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3), written between 1589–1591.
Who were his parents?
John and Mary Shakespeare. John Shakespeare was a glove-maker, who married Mary Arden, the daughter of a farmer from the nearby village of Wilmcote.
In the family, William was the first child to survive – a son, at that, and an heir. The first two children died because of ____
the plague
When was William Shakespeare's first poem (Venus and Adonis) published?
1593
What happened to Shakespeare's children?
The first, named Shakespeare Quiney, died in infancy, while the remaining two died just a month apart in 1639 as young men, having never married or fathered children.
When did William Shakespeare die?
April 23, 1616
Who was his youngest sibling who also became an actor?
Edmund was the youngest of Shakespeare’s siblings, born when William was 16 years old. Edmund became an actor in London, as his brother William did.
What school did William Shakespeare attend?
Stratford Grammar School
What are the 3 types of Shakespeare plays?
Tragedies, comedies and histories.
What is the name of William Shakespeare's only son?
Hamnet
He died from the bubonic plague in Stratford-upon-Avon. He was 11 years old and contracted the disease from his twin sister, Judith, who survived the illness.
Where was William Shakespeare buried?
Holy Trinity Church
His burial in Holy Trinity Church is recorded in Stratford-upon-Avon's parish register on 25 April 1616. A monument still stands in the church, which notes the date of Shakespeare's death as 23 April 1616.