Shakespeare
When was Shakespeare born?
1564
This man was a popular actor, poet, and playwright.
William Shakespeare
What architectural fault led the the burning of the original Globe Theatre?
Thatched Roof
A white flag represented which kind of play?
Comedy
The approximate amount of plays Shakespeare wrote.
37
How many Sonnets did Shakespeare write?
154
The year The Globe Theatre was built.
1576
What was the original Globe Theatre made out of?
Wood
Where could the wealthiest sit during a play?
In chairs on the sides of the stage.
The name of Shakespeare's acting company.
Lord Chamberlain's Men
Who said, "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"
Juliet
Was was the name of the Protestant group that destroyed the Globe Theatre?
The Puritans
Admire of Roman and Greek architecture led to the Globe Theatre being a smaller version of what famous monument?
The Roman Colosseum
How were the stage columns painted to look like Roman architecture?
Like marble
The school Shakespeare did not go to.
College
"To be or not to be" is a quote from...
Hamlet
What is the name of the river that runs through London that the Globe Theatre had to be built on the other side of?
River Thames
The Globe Theatre could hold up to how many people?
3000
Name three of Shakespeare's plays
Much Ado about Nothing, Midsummer Nights Dream, Merchant of Venice, The Tempest, King Henry Vlll, Hamlet, Julius Ceasar, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo and Juliet
The place where Shakespeare was born.
Stratford-upon-Avon
What was his job when he was young?
School teacher
The Latin phrase that was the motto of the Globe Theatre, "Totus mundus agit histrionem", means what?
The whole world is a playhouse
What material replaced the thatched straw roof when the Globe Theatre was rebuilt?
Tile
Where women allowed to act in shows?
Nowhere
He married her in 1582.
Anne Hathaway