William Shakespeare

Emily Meyer
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 Im here
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about
William
Shakespe
are!
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information
will be
important
before we
analysis
some of his
works for
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week
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Early Life
Shakespeare
was supposedly
born 23 April
1564 in
Stratford-Upon-
Avon, England
 Early Life
Shakespeare
never attended
a university
but did attend
a free charter
school as a
boy.
 Early Life Quiz
Write a paragraph on
aspects of
Shakespeare's life.
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Home Life

Shakespear
e married
Anne
Hathaway
at age 18.
 Home Life
Shakespeare had 3
children: Susanna
and twins Hamnet
and Judith
Home Life
Between the
years 1585-
1592 we have
no record of
Shakespeare,
so we dont
have anymore
information of
his home life
 Home Life Quiz
Write a paragraph on aspects of
William Shakespeares home life.
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 Work

Shakespear
e acted in
most of the
plays he
wrote.
 Work
Shakespeare
acted in an
acting troupe
called Lord
Chamberlains
Men
 Work

Shakespeare
worked as a
poet,
playwright, and
actor.
 Work Quiz
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 Plays

Shakespeare wrote 37 plays!

 Plays

His plays
were
originally
performed in
 Plays
Some of his
most famous
plays are
Hamlet,
Romeo &
Hamlet Juliet, and
Macbeth

Romeo and Juliet

Macbeth
 Plays Quiz

Write a paragraph on Shakespeares plays:

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 Sonnets

Shakespeare
wrote 154
sonnets (form
of poetry).
Sonnets
His sonnets were
originally written
for only his
friends however
they were
published in a
book called The
Sonnets.
 Sonnets

Shakespeare had two

reoccurring characters:
Dark married woman
Fair young man
 Sonnets Quiz

rite a paragraph on Shakespeares sonne

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 Royalty

Shakespeare
wrote and
performed his
plays during the
eras of Queen
Elizabeth I and
King James I.
 Royalty

Queen Elizabeth let

Shakespeare perform
his plays in a time of
theatre performance
persecution.
 Royalty

Queen Elizabeth
and Shakespeare
were friends and
had private
performances for
her.
 Royalty Quiz
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the Royaltys relationship:
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 Test

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test!
 Test: Question 1
Where was Shakespeare
born?
a)London, England
b)Stratford-Upon-Avon, England
c)Paris, France
a)London, England

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b) Stratford-Upon-Avon, England

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c) Paris, France

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 Test: Question 2

How many children did Shakespeare hav

a)0
b)2
c)3
 a) 0

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 b) 2

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 c) 3

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 Test: Question 3

hich acting troupe was Shakespeare part

a)Lord Chamberlains Men

b)The Global Theater
c)Queen Elizabeths Men
a) Lord Chamberlains Men

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b) The Global Theater

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c) Queen Elizabeths Men

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 Test: Question 4

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

a)5
b)37
c)100
 a) 5

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 b) 37

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 c) 100

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 Test: Question 5
hat was Shakespeares original purpose for his sonne

a)To be published in The Sonnets

b)To be read by and written for his lover
c)To be read by and written for his friend
a)To be published in The Sonnets

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b) To be read by and written for his love

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c) To be read by and written for his friend

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 Test: Question 6

Queen Elizabeth allow Shakespeare to perform his p

a)Yes
b)No
a) Yes

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 b) No

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