SHAKESPEARE BACKGROUND NOTES

1) When and where was Shakespeare born (date and year)? 2) What kind of education did he have? 3) Who was his wife? 4) How many children did he have? 5) In addition to be a playwright, what else did Shakespeare do? 6) What is the name of the large, open air theater attributed to Shakespeare? 7) What are the three types of play Shakespeare wrote? 8) Shakespeare was a part of what acting company (two names)? 9) Who was the reigning monarch during Shakespeares life? 10) What closed the theaters in London? What did Shakespeare do during this time? 11) How did Shakespeare influence the English language? 12) When did he die (date and year)? 13) Why was Shakespeare so popular? Why are his works still produced today? 14) Authorship of his work: why was it questioned? What do most scholars believe today?

SHAKESPEARE & Macbeth BACKGROUND QUIZ

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1564-1616 Stratford upon Avon Anne Hathaway Susanna Judith & Hamnet Actor Queen Elizabeth Lord Chamberlains Men (Kings Men=1/2) The Globe Burned down London (England=1/2) Groundlings Men/Male English Bloodiest Cursed Lady Macbeth The Scottish Play Noble birth flaw Hubris Dramatic Irony Soliloquy Iambic Climax 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 1606? 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) 25) The nickname of the play is ? He/ she displays a tragic Excessive pride is called called ? ? ? . ? The tragic hero possesses importance or 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8)

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When was Shakespeare born? When did he die? (years) In what city did he grow up? Who was his wife? What was the name of their oldest daughter? What were the names of his twins? Before he became a playwright, what was he? Who was the reigning monarch during Shakespeares life? Shakespeare was a part of what acting company? Shakespeare/LCM performed most in which theater? What happened to the original theater (from question 10)? Where can you visit a replica of the theater today? People who stood on the ground floor were called what? Which gender acted all the roles in a play? Shakespeare had a significant influence which language? Macbeth is Shakespeares ? play. Since its first performance, the play has been considered ? . The actor playing which character died on opening night in

The audience knowing something the characters dont is A speech given by an actor alone on stage is it called a Blank verse is written in Act play is called the ? ? pentameter. ?

The turning point of the play in the dramatic structure of a 5-

SHAKESPEARE & Macbeth BACKGROUND QUIZ