Famous Lines the 1st
To be, or not to be...
that is the question. (Hamlet)
Et tu
Brute? (Julius Caesar)
best foot forward (King John)
to show yourself in the best/most positive way possible
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford-on-Avon
People who had parts in a play were called
Players
Good night, good night!
Parting is such sweet sorrow. (Romeo & Juliet)
But I will wear
my heart upon my sleeve. (Othello)
dead as a doornail (Henry VI)
dead - quite dead - very dead
When Shakespeare was 18 years old, he married a lady named
Anne Hathaway
What was the name of the Queen at that time?
Queen Elizabeth
Love all, trust a few
do wrong to none. (All’s Well That Ends Well)
This above all
To thine own self be true. (Hamlet)
foul play (Love’s Labours Lost)
behavior that is not fair or honest
How old was Shakespeare’s wife when they got married?
26
Who were allowed to be actors in a play?
Men and Boys only
All the world’s a stage,
and all the men and women merely players. (As You Like It)
If I lose mine honour
I lose myself. (Antony & Cleopatra)
to be in stitches (Twelfth Night)
to be laughing a lot
How many plays are attributed to Shakespeare?
37
In 1599, a new theater was built that became forever linked to Shakespeare’s name. It
was called:
The Globe Theater
Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great,
some achieve greatness, and some
have greatness thrust upon ‘em. (Twelfth Night)
What’s in a name? That which
we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
(Romeo & Juliet)
mum’s the word (Henry IV, Part 2)
to keep silent or quiet
Although historians are unsure of his birth, they think he was born on
April 23, 1564, which is the date they know he was baptized.
Name the three types of plays Shakespeare wrote:
1. Comedies
2. Tragedies
3. Histories