Shakespeare's Life
The year Shakespeare was born
1564
The number of plays Shakespeare wrote
37 or 38
The number of sonnets Shakespeare wrote
154
The monarch that ruled during Shakespeare's life
Queen Elizabeth I
The name of the theater associated with Shakespeare
The Globe
The town Shakespeare was born in
Stratford-Upon-Avon
When Shakespeare became famous
During his adulthood (around 30)
How many lines a sonnet has
14
The era Shakespeare lived in
The English Renaissance
The shape of Shakespeare's theater
An O-shape or ring
Shakespeare's wife
Anne Hathaway
The type of play A Midsummer Night's Dream is
Comedy
The poetic meter of Shakespeare's sonnets
Iambic pentameter
They were not allowed to act in plays during Shakespeare's era
Women (and girls)
How much admission to the theater cost
1 penny
Why Shakespeare went to London
To become an actor
The type of play Romeo & Juliet is
Tragedy
The types of stanzas in a Shakespearean sonnet
3 quatrains and 1 couplet
The reason London theaters had to close periodically
The bubonic plague
What happened to the theater
It burned down (and was later rebuilt)
The age Shakespeare retired
49
The type of play Richard III is
History
The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Shakespeare's nickname
The Bard
Shakespeare's acting troupe
The Lord Chamberlain's Men