Life
How many kids did Shakespeare have?
3
What did Edmund Spencer inspire?
narrative poems
Who was Hamnet Shakespeare?
William Shakespeare's son
What are the names of Shakespeare's son and daughter (twins)?
Judith and Hamnet
Who did Shakespeare marry in 1582?
Anne Hathaway
When did Shakespeare die?
Died in 1616 at 52 years old. (on his supposed birthday).
What did Michel de Montaigne inspire?
Wide range of ideas
Who was Anne Hathaway?
Shakespeare's wife
Where is Shakespeare first alluded to as a playwright?
Greene's Groates-worth of Wit
What happened to Shakespeare's father (John Shakespeare) in 1601?
He died
What is Shakespeare's estimated birthday?
April 23, 1564
What did Ovid inspire?
How old was Hamnet when he died?
11 years old
What was Shakespeare's first printed poem?
Venus and Adonis
Who did Shakespeare's daughter (Susana) marry in 1607?
John Hall
Where did Shakespeare live and work at?
Lived in Stratford but worked in London.
What did Christopher Marlowe inspire?
The Blank Verse
How much knowledge do we have about Judith Quiney's (Shakespeare's daughter) life?
we have vague knowledge about her life, other than some references in legal documents.
What was Shakespeare's first printed play?
Titus Andronicus
When was The First Folio published?
After his death (1623)
What did Shakespeare work as?
He was an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company.
What did Petrarch help Shakespeare with?
Perfect he form of sonnets
Who inspired the name for his work "Hamlet"?
Hamnet Shakespeare, Shakespeare son
What was the name of Shakespeare's acting company before and after it change and why did it change?
Lord Chamberlain's Men became the King’s Men at the accession of James I; Hamlet appears in print
What happened to Shakespeare the same year his granddaughter was born (1608)?
Shakespeare's mother, Mary Arden Shakespeare, dies.