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Where was Shakespeare born? (Town Name)
Stratford-on-Avon in 1564
Was Shakespeare the youngest or oldest child?
Eldest
How did he feel about royalty?
He was fascinated.
What city inspired Shakespeare?
London did when he lived there.
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
38
How many kids did Shakespeare have?
He had three kids
(Susanna, Judith, and Hamnet)
What were the names of Shakespeare's parents?
John and Mary
True or False he wrote about royalty in his plays?
True
What from London did Shakespeare use for inspiration?
He used sounds and sights of London for inspiration
Did Shakespeare write more Narratives or sonnets?
Sonnets he only wrote 2 narratives to his 154 sonnets
Which of Shakespeare's kids died at age 11?
Hamnet
Who died in Shakespeare's early life?
His two older sisters
Who would Shakespeare perform for in the royal family?
Queen Elizabeth and King James
What inspired Macbeth?
King James and his fear of regicide with all the assasination attempts.
Are any of the original Shakespeare manuscripts still around?
No, none of the original manuscripts are still around but were passed down by Shakespeare's contemporaries.
What was Shakespeare's wife name and at what age did he marry her?
Anne Hathaway and suspected at the age of 18
How many children did his parents have?
8
Who did Shakespeare become friends with?
King James
True or False: All Shakespeare's stories were all of his thinking
False he supposedly used other poets and play wrights ideas.
Where did Shakespeare move to write plays?
What did he do about a month before his death?
Composed his will.
His fathers position because he worked around and helped.
What did King James rename Shakespeare
Gave royal charter and renamed “The King’s Men”
Did disease and political issues make it into Shakespeare's writing
Yes it inspired him for some stories
Name 2 of Shakespeare's plays.
Famous plays wrote by him that most know of: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, and A Midsummer Night's Dream