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Will's Childhood
Early Adulthood
London and the Theatre
London's Fashion
Will's Writing
100
Where William was born and grew up
What is Stratford, England
100
The name of the woman that William married
Who is Anne Hathaway (no not the actress!)
100
The number of theatres in London when Shakespeare first arrived
What is 4
100
The large lacy fan worn around the neck was called...
What is a ruff
100
Shakespeare wrote three different types of plays. Name two types.
What is comedies, tragedies, and historical plays
200
At 18 years old Shakespeare took this action, essentially ending his "childhood"
What is got married?
200
Why was William's marriage unconventional or even scandalous (give one of two possible reasons)
What is his wife was 8 years older than him, and she was already pregnant!
200
The number of theatres when Shakespeare left London
What is 12
200
How were children dressed at the time?
What is they were dressed as small adults.
200
Name three of Shakespeare's plays
What is there are 37 of them so I'll confirm
300
This was William Shakespeare's father's profession
What is a glove maker or "glover"
300
The number of children William and Anne Shakespeare had.
What is 3.
300
The reason that theatres had open roofs
What is there was no electricity so they used sunlight
300
The costumes for the theatre were made up of these clothes
What is hand me downs from the wealthy community members
300
Which play first debuted in 1602 at an indoor theatre?
What is Twelfth Night
400
How much schooling did William Shakespeare complete?
What is he only went to grammar school
400
Shakespeare first started gaining recognition as a a writer because of this type of writing.
What are his poems.
400
The tower of London was important for this purpose
What is it was a prison and the site of many executions
400
If you really cared for a person how would you display their portrait?
What is by wearing a miniature around your neck.
400
Where did inspiration for Shakespeare's plays come from
What is he retold older stories, and found inspiration in the pubs, and may have traveled as a soldier or sailor to get info for his writing.
500
The number of siblings that Shakespeare had
What is 7
500
In 1587, William did this
What is he left his family in Stratford and moved to London.
500
She was a very important figure in Shakespeare's London
Who is Queen Elizabeth
500
The official name of the "puffy pants" worn by fashionable men at the time.
What are trunkhoes.
500
What is unique about Shakespeare's vocabulary?
What is William introduced thousands of words into the English language through his writing.