The Basics
Shakespeare's first name
William
Shakespeare's wife's name
Anne Hathaway
How many do we know about that Shakespeare wrote?
37
Name a film adaptation of one of Shakespeare's plays
The Lion King
Gnomeo and Juliet
others?
Name the character from the play who is turned into a donkey
Bottom
Shakespeare's dad's job
Glove maker
Shakespeare's family home was in this town
Stratford-upon-Avon
The name of the theatre where Shakespeare performed his plays
The Globe
How many words is Shakespeare believed to have invented and added to the English language?
1700
Name one of the fairies in the play
Oberon
Titania
Puck
Shakespeare was born in which year?
1564
How many children did Shakespeare have?
3
The cause of Shakespeare's theatre's destruction in 1613
fire
The Lion King was inspired by this play
Hamlet
The 'play within the play' is a romantic tragedy called Pyramus and Thisbe is probably a parody of which of Shakespeare's plays?
Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare died in this year
1616
What happened to Shakespeare's son, Hamnet in 1596?
He died
Shakespeare performed his plays with an acting group that was first known as
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
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The play is set in these two locations
Athens and a wood outside Athens
Shakespeare's early life, before he became known as a playwright is referred to as this
The Lost Years
How old was Shakespeare when he married?
18
What topics and themes did Shakespeare like to write about?
fear, anger, jealousy and love
others?
'All that glitters is not gold' means...
The idea that the things that seem most valuable on the surface – like gold – are often deceptive: that frequently, the more modest-looking things in life have the kind of substance that makes them more valuable.
Who said "though she be but little, she is fierce"
It was Helena referring to her friend Hermia