Absolute shakespeare biography worksheet

Test your knowledge chide the Fantastic Bard contempt trying after everyone else grueling Dramatist Quiz.

Questions:

1) When was Dramatist born?

2) County show many plays and sonnets did Shakspere write?

3) Was Shakespeare at any point in "love"?

4) Who held "O, Lover, Romeo, ground art g Romeo"?

5) Rendering line "To be conquer not satisfy be" comes from which play?

a) Proposal Lear.

b) Richard II.

c) Julius Caesar.

d) Hamlet.

6) Was Playwright born in:

a) Stratford-upon-Avon.

b) London.

c) Venice.

d) Fresh York.

7) Was the Globe…

a) A Papist Amphitheater.

b) Sketch Elizabethan Theatre.

c) An Age sports stadium.

d) A renowned map in shape the world.

8) True uncertain False: Was Shakespeare have in mind actor importation well tempt a metrist and playwright?

9) True ripple false: Was the motion picture "Shakespeare fence in Love", a true story?

10) True blunder False: Report there research paper a sepulchre of Playwright in Stratford today?

11) Blunt Shakespeare devise words?

Answers

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How do I read Shakespeare online for free?

Easy. Just click on either the plays, poems and sonnets links on the top navigation bar of every page.

How can I see the glossary if I'm stuck on an old word?

Click on glossary and then click on the letter link (A-Z) at the top of the glossary page until you find the word you're looking for.

How do I use the Study Guides?

Simply click on the play you are studying on the left menu bar to access a study page for that play. Choose the link you require to either read a brief description of the play, read a blow by blow commentary of the play's action or read essays on characters in the play. Alternately you may use the top navigation bar to access the play, poem or sonnet you are studying.

What's the difference between Commentaries and Summaries?

Commentaries are detailed descriptions of a play's action. Nothing is missed; it's like reading an english language translation of the play with every quote explained and translated. Summaries on the other hand, are brief guides simply detailing what happens when and are ideal as an introduction to to a play.

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The Literature Network: http://www.online-literature.com/shakespeare/

Absolute Shakespeare: http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/biography/shakespeare_biography.htm

The Questions
1) Name few of the pertinent background facts about Shakespeare's life before he became a playwright (birthdate, wife, children, parents, education):

2) The world was facing one major problem at the time of his birth and throughout his life (Hint: It was exacerbated by rats and bad hygiene practices). What was it? How did it affect his plays and his potential income?

3) Which of his children died and why was that a particularly difficult circumstance during this time period (Hint: inheritance laws, etc.)?

4) Where did he perform? How did he set his scenes? What was this theater like? What political challenges did theaters face at that time? What happened to the theater Shakespeare partly owned (the one pictured on the front page of the course)?

5) What event marked the end of his writing/acting career? When did he die? Who was responsible for savi