Shakespeare Quiz

Date of Birth

1564; was the eldest son

Father

John Shakespeare; glove maker

Wife

Anne Hathaway; married in 1582; died 7 years after Shakespeare

Who Dies

Son (Hamnet; age 11)

Writes what because of Hamnet’s death

Hamlet

Globe Theatre

(Shakespeare) actor, playwright, poet and partner in a leading acting company.

“King Chamberlains men” changed to “The Kings Men.” (patronage of King James I)

Burned down & rebuilt in 1613

Built in 1599

First Folio Made

1623

Great Chain of Being

idea that everything was a link on a chain extending from lowest forms to humans and on to spiritual beings

everyone has a social place in society

if disrupted; the world would go into chaos

Dies

1616

Grew up

Stratford-upon-Avon

Daughters

2 (Susanna & Judith)

What was his role in the theatre

(Shakespeare) actor, playwright, poet and partner in a leading acting company.

First Folio

36 of Shakespeare’s works in one (collection)