SHAKESPEARE

When was William Shakespeare born ? Where ? the 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, Great Britain

Write the names of William Shakespeare’s parents . Who were they ? John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. He was a prosperous merchant who had an important  position in the town. She inherited the farm from his father when he died.

Write the name of his wife . When did they get married ? Anne Hathaway. When he was 18.

Write the names of his three children. What happened to them ? Susanna, Hamnet and Judith. Hamnet died when he was only 11.

 What was the name of his hometown ? Stratford

 Write the names of the buildings in his hometown related to him .  Globe Theatre

 Where did he study ? Stratford Grammar School

 Did he go to university ? no

 Why did he leave his family and hometown to go to London ? No one knows. These happened in his ‘lost years’ period

 How many plays had he written when he arrived in London ? 7

When can we find the first reference to Shakespeare in the literary world of London ? in a company of actors under patronage

 When he was in London , he was an actor and playwritght who belonged to the company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, which had been founded by the Earl of Essex  and whose theatre was called Richard II. They had the best actor Richard Burbage and the best dramatist Henry Wriothesley.

When and where did he die ? 23 of April on 1616. He died in New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon.

 When and where did his wife die ? the 1616 in New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon

 Where is he buried ? in the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford.

 What did his will state ? he paid 440 pounds.

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1. Surname of William Shakespeare's wife

2. The most cruel and bloody of Will's tragedies

3. Queen of England during most of Will's life

4. Tragedy set in the Roman Empire

5. Name of the book which collected Will's plays

6. Will's only son

7. Will's mother

8. Will's hometown

9. Name of Will's rival poet.

10.Founder of the Theatre

11.One of Will's most famous tragedies, in which a king has three daughters.

12.A famous theatre close to the Globe

13.Will's first daughter

14.Hamlet's unfortunate girlfriend

15.Will's theatre

16.One of Will's famous tragedy . " Out damn spot. Out, I say !"

17.Tragedy and name of the king who said " A horse. My kingdom for a horse !".

18.Tragedy and name of a man who killed his wife Desdemona for jealousy.

NAME: Henry VIII

BORN: 28 June 1491

PARENTS: Elizabeth of York

CROWNED: 24 June 1509

RELIGION : Protestant doctrine

MARITAL STATUS: marriage to Catherine

CHILDREN: several illegitimate children

HOBBIES : jousting ,archry ,music,hunting,wresling,and athlete

MOST FAMOUS PALACE: Royal Palace

HIS LORD CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND :Thomas More

DIED : 28 January 1547

REIGNED : coronation in 1509

BURIED : 16 February 1547

Shakespeare's Birthplace is the house where he was born

Mary Arden's house is the place where Shakespeare passed his childhood

Anne Hathaway's cottage is the place where he courted his future bride

New Place & Nash House he died

Hall's Croft is where their children lived

Edward VI Grammar School where Shakespeare studied

Holy Trinity Church where he got married

TELL ME THE NAME OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS

 The only son of the Montague family: Romeo

The only daughter of the Capulet family: Juliet

The governor of Verona: Lord Montague

Juliet's cousin: Tybalt

Romeo's friend: Mercutio

Juliet's fiancé: Count Paris

The woman who looked after Juliet:  Rosaline

Romeo's friend and teacher, a priest:

Romeo's servant: Balthasar

The friar who had to go to Mantua: Friar Lawrence

The queen of the fairies, of the dreams: Mab