U6 L6 William Shakespeare Flashcards
(52 cards)
Who was John Dryden?
17 cent English poet, dramatist, and critic
How much is known about Shakespeare?
very little, only reliable facts are dates of important events in his life
When and where was Shakespeare born?
maybe April 23, 1564, Stratford-on-Avon
Who was Shakespeare’s parents?
- John Shakespeare, glove maker and tradesman
- Mary Arden
What did Shakespeare learn at the local grammar school?
- Latin and some Greek
- read Latin playwright works
When, at what age, and to who did Shakespeare marry?
- 18 yrs
- 1582
- Anne Hathaway
How much older was Anne Hathaway compared to shakespeare?
7-8 years older
Who and when was Shakespeare’s first child? Daughter or Son?
Daughter, Susanna, 1583
When did Shakespeare have twins and what were their names?
- two years after Susanna
- Hamnet and Judith
- Hamnet died in childhood
Between which years were there no records of Shakespeare activities?
1585 and 1592
When did Shakespeare leave Stratford and went to London? And why?
- 1585
- begin apprenticeship as actor
When and by who did Shakespeare receive a written attack by a jealous playwright?
- 1592
- Robert Greene
In 1594, Shakespeare was an actor and playwright in which company?
Lord Chamberlain’s Men
What did the Lord Chamberlain’s Men became known as under the patronage of James I?
King’s Men
By 1597, Shakespeare was wealthy to buy which house?
- New Place
- second largest house in stratford
When did Shakespeare’s father die and was the same year Hamlet was written?
1601
When did Shakespeare’s mother die?
1607
When was Susanna and Judith married?
S- 1607
J- 1616
When and where did Shakespeare permanently retire to?
1611, Stratford
When did Shakespeare write his will?
March 25, 1616
When did Shakespeare die?
April 23, 1616
When did Anne Hathaway die?
August 6, 1623
What did it mean when Shakespeare was called the Bard of Avon?
poet of Avon
Scholars generally agree that Shakespeare wrote how many plays?
38
