William Shakespear Flashcards
When and where was William Shakespeare born?
Born April 23,1564
Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
What was the name of the woman he married?
Anne Hathaway
What was unusual about his marriage at the time?
Age gap
William was 18 and Anne was 26
Why did he marry her?
Anne was pregnant.
What were the names of their two twins and their 1st child?
Judith and Hamnet; and Susanna
Why did Shakespeare move to London?
to become an actor and playwright.
What was the title of Shakespeare’s first play?
King Henry VI (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3)
OR
comedy of errors
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
154
What are four traits of a sonnet?
-14 lines.
-iambic pentameter.
-First popularized during the Italian Renaissance
-They consist of three quatrains and a final couplet.
What happened in the life of Shakespeare during the year 1594?
became a founding member, actor, playwright and shareholder of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men.
According to the Hamlet video, what is one lesson Shakespeare would have learned in school?
rhetoric.
what may have influenced Shakespeare to write Hamlet?
the death of his 11 year old boy Hamnet.
When was The Tempest written?
late 1610 or early 1611.
It was first published in 1623
why did Shakespeare write The Tempest?
inspired by a shipwreck that occurred on the island of Bermuda
What was the Elizabethan Period?
the age of the Renaissance, of new ideas and new thinking.
