Life Facts
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford Upon Avon
What university did Shakespeare attend?
He never went to university!
What is considered to be one of Shakespeare's first plays?
What is the name of Shakespeare's theatre?
The Globe
Why were so many theaters closed during Shakespeare's time?
The plague!
When is Shakespeare's birthday?
April 23,1564
What is one career Shakespeare's father John had?
Glove Maker
Mayor of Stratford
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
37 (or 38)
What happened to Shakespeare's first theatre?
It burned down!
Which character was Shakespeare known to play in one of his own plays?
The Ghost of Hamlet's father in Hamlet
Who did Shakespeare marry?
Anne Hathaway
What is Shakespeare's nickname?
The Bard
What three types of plays did Shakespeare write?
Comedies, tragedies, and histories.
What was the name of the theatre company
Shakespeare was a member of?
Lord Chamberlain's Men (later called The King's Men)
Name the play this quote is from: "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players".
As You Like It
When did Shakespeare die?
April 23, 1616
What was scandalous about Shakespeare's marriage?
How many of Shakespeare's plays were published during his lifetime?
None! His friends published his plays after his death.
What were the people who sat closest to the stage called at Shakespeare's theatre?
Groundlings
What is written on Shakespeare's grave stone?
"Good friend for Jesus sake forbeare, To dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And cursed be he that moves my bones."
What were the names of Shakespeare's twin children?
Judith and Hamnet
What was Shakespeare doing between 1585 and 1592?
No one knows!
What is the name of Shakespeare's "lost play"?
Cardenio
Name one theory why Shakespeare went to London.
- To concentrate on writing
- To help his father sell wool
- To avoid a deer poaching scandal
- To tutor
What is the name given to the first collection of Shakespeare's published plays?
The First Folio