Shakespeare Flashcards
(25 cards)
What year did Shakespeare debut as a play write?
1590
What was the month date and year Shakespeare was born?
April 26, 1564
What year did the Black Plague strike London?
1592
What year did the globe theater open?
1599
What month say and year was Julies Caesar born?
July 12, 100 BC
What was the month day and year did Julies Caesar die?
March 15, 44 BC
What was Shakespeare’s fathers name?
John Shakespeare.
What was Shakespeare’s mothers name?
Mary Arden
What was the name of the town Shakespeare was born and raised in?
Stranford upon Avon
What was John Shakespeare’s jobs?
An alderman and glove maker
What was the name of the woman Shakespeare married?
Anne Hathaway
What is the name of the contract they entered prior to there marriage?
A betrothal
When they married how old were they?
Shakespeare was 18 and Anne was 26.
What else was unique about the couple when they married?
She was pregnant.
What was there oldest child’s name?
Susanna.
What were the names of the twins?
Hamnet and Judith
What was the name of the debut play?
Henry VI
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
37 plays.
How many long narrative poems did he write?
2
How many sonnets did he write?
154 sonnets
Who was Shakespeare main partner at the globe?
Richard Burbaga
What year did the globe theater burn down?
1613
The theater burned because it had what kind of roof?
Thatched
If you were a little sprite, where would you be set from on the stage?
From heaven
