1. Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died in
Stratford at the age of 1616 and is buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford.
He lived during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and King Carlos I. This era is considered as a golden age in British history.
2. Shakespeare's family:
His mother was called Anne Hathaway
His father John was a (job) comerciant.
He had six brothers and one sister.
In Stratford at the age of 1582 he married Ann Hathwey who was eight older than him ( and three months pregnant of their daughter Susan. Two years later they had a twins: Judith and Hamnet.
In his very unusual will( testament) he left his wife
3. Shakespeare's career:
We supposed he studied at Stratford Grammar School.
It is not clear when he left his hometown but probably between…………………………………………………………
He wrote numerous plays :
Eleven tragedies among which Macbet (1606), Hamlet (1601), Romo and Juliet (1595) and Otello (1603-1604)
Sixteen comedies among which The Tempest (1612), Twelfth Night, The Two Gentlement of Verona and The Comedy of Errors and of course history plays such as: …………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Besides being a playwright, he was also a poet who wrote 134 …………….………………..………………
And he was also an………..…………….. for a company called Hold Shakespeare
5. miscellaneous
Which is the longest play?
True or false : In Shakespeare’s time, women could not be actresses.
Shakespeare invented new words, some of which are still in use nowadays.
Find five of these words.
Who said "O, Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo"?
The line "To be or not to be" comes from which play?
Which famous play will be on at the Globe from 23rd April to 23rd August?
How much is the cheapest ticket? How much is the cheapest seat?
Explain in your own words what “ the authorship debate” is.
Find where the Royal Shakespeare company is located and what it is: