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Shakespeare is also known as the _____. |
Bard |
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His writing shows insight into the _______ _________, our inner most thoughts. |
human experience |
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Who was in power in England when Shakespeare wrote? |
Queen Elizabeth I |
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When was Shakespeare born? |
Spring 1564 |
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In school, he translated texts from English to _____ and vise versa |
latin |
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The earl of Lester tried to impress the Queen by holding a _______ at his castle |
festival |
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the early years of Shakespeare have become known as the _____. |
lost |
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Anne Hathaway was ___ years older than Shakespeare. |
8 |
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10 years after his marriage, Shakespeare's was working in _______, but no one really knows what he did in the time in between |
london |
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His children were Suzanna, and twins, ______ & ______ |
Hamnet & Judith |
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Shakespeare was a writer, an _____, and a _______. |
actor & playwright |
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Shakespeare wrote _______, sonnets, and plays. |
poems |
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in 1593 and 1594 Shakespeare dedicated two poems to the Earl of __________, who was also his patron. |
Southampton |
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sonnets about the dark lady deal with what kind of love? |
obsessive |
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He produced ___ plays in the 20 years he was in London. |
37 |
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where would it be cheaper for Shakespeare to work because there was free late and you could get a meal? |
the pub |
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The Plague was killing about ____ people a week. If you showed signs of having it, you had about a ___ percent change of living. |
1,000 & 70 |
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A fascination of ____ can be found in Shakespeare's plays. |
death |
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he wrote a play that title is a twist of his son's name. what is the title of the play? |
hamlet |
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what is the name of the theater Shakespeare owned 10% of? |
The globe theatre |
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There were minimal props, outside lighting, etc. in the theater, so Shakespeare had to use ____ to make people imagine the scenes. |
his words/language |
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One part Shakespeare did play was the ____ |
ghost of hamlet's father. |
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Shakespeare described himself as a ____. |
poet |
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almost all of Shakespeare's plays were based on ______ or well-known fiction |
history |
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Shakespeare was becoming a better _____ of Life by the 1600s. |
Observer |
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Who was crowned king? |
King James |
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Shakespeare's acting group was now named ____________ |
The king's men |
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In middle age, Shake.s writes about a father who becomes more and more involved with his ________, as he was doing in his own life. |
daughters |
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What marked the end of Shakes.s career? |
The burning of the globe |
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How old was he when he died? |
52 |
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After 400 years, Shakes.s still has the power to _________. |
transform peoples' lives |
