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Shakespeare Webquest Mr. Hakim
The purpose of the assignment is to gain background information regarding
Shakespeare and his time period. Another purpose is to learn and organize
expository information through secondary research.
Directions:
Your task is to answer all the questions using the links provided. Be sure you answer all
parts of the question. You do not have to write complete sentences. Your answers need
to be on a separate MS Word document. Make sure you number your answer sheet
appropriately, and give headers.

About Shakespeare
Go to the file entitled Shakespeares Timeline. It is on the portal. Answer the following
questions.

1. Go to Birth & Early Years. William Shakespeare was born in what year?
1564

2. What date do we recognize as his birthday?

April 23

3. What was important about Stratford-upon-Avon in the 16th century?

They were an important in the farming business and was a market town.
4. Go to 1594 and find the acting companies Shakespeare was associated with in the
early days. Name one.

He was associated with Pembrokes men

5. Go to 1599 The Great Globe. What is the probable year that Romeo and Juliet was
written?

1594 or 1595
6. Scroll down to the section "Construction of the Globe," and answer these questions:
A. Where did the timbers to build the Globe come from?

The wodd came from the theater that they dismanteled

B. Who was the carpenter who built the Globe

Peter smith
C. What was Shakespeare's share as "householder?"

One fifth of 50% or 10%

7. What day and year did Shakespeare die? Why is this an interesting date? How old
was Shakespeare when he died?
Shakespeare died on April 23 and that is interesting because they believe he died on
the same day or within three days of birth. He died at age 52
About Marriage
Go to this website http://elizabethan.org/compendium/9.html and answer the next
questions.

1. Read this site about marriage in Elizabethan England and answer these questions.

A. What does betrothal mean?

Betrothal was the old term for engagement.

B. Name one marriage and betrothal custom found on this page.

The woman takes the name of the man for marriage. You can break a
betrothal if someone has been seriously disfigured.
2. Click on the link for "more wedding customs."

A. What color should the bride's dress be?

It can be any fashionable color and not expected to wear white.

B. How is the intention to marry announced? What happens if it is not announced

before the wedding ceremony?
It must be announced three times in church on three consecutive Sundays or
holy days. If it is not announced it become illegal.

C. Describe the wedding procession.

It is noisy with musicians laughter and bawdy jokes.

D. What is a dowry?
The amount of money, goods, and property the bride brings to the marriage.
About Language
Go to this website http://elizabethan.org/compendium/20.html and continue.

1. A famous line from Romeo and Juliet is when Juliet says, "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore
art thou Romeo?" What does "wherefore" mean?
why

2. Go to this website http://elizabethan.org/compendium/29.html to get the information

you need to translate this conversation. Put your translation in column two. Keep the
phrases just about the same, but use Elizabethan words where you can. So, in other
words, you rewrite the entire phrase but replace as many words as you can with
Elizabethan English.
Person A

Hello. (A sneezes) Excuse me.

I crave your forgiveness

Person B

Gesundheit!

God Save You!

Thank you.

Gramercy

Say, do you know where the

closest bathroom is?

Say, do you know where the

closest little room of office is?

Certainly. It's down the street in

the Kings Tavern.

Certes! Its down the street in the

kings tavern

Thanks. Goodbye.

God reward thee goodbye.

About The Globe Theatre

http://www.bardweb.net/globe.html is the link for questions 1 and 2.

http://www.wfu.edu/~tedforrl/shakespeare/globe.htm is the link for questions 3 and
4. http://www.shakespearesglobe.org/abouttheglobe/background/rebuildingtheglobe/ is for 5 and 6.
1. Name the three theatres which competed with The Globe.

Swan, the Rose, and the Hope.

2. How did the original Globe burn down in 1613?

A cannon shot during a preformance
3. The Globe Theater was rebuilt in 1997, and renamed Shakespeares Globe. Click on
the pictures of outside and tell me what you think here.
The building looks very elegant and prestiges overlooking the water.
4. Click on the pictures of inside Shakespeares Globe and tell me what you think
here.

It looks like a place for only the rich and important. The stage is very detailed.
5. During a performance of Henry V, someone refers to the original Globe as a wooden
____.

Wooden O
6. Though the wood and roofing materials are the same in the 1997 Globe, name three
things that have changed (they are listeddont just guess).

Additional exits, illuminated signs, and fire retardant material. Also the walls are made of
white lime wash.
Shakespearean Insults

1. Go to the http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/dryfoo/Funny-pages/shakespeare-insultkit.html and create your own insult.

Start with the word "Thou."

2.

Next, take a phrase/word from the first column to begin your insult
Continue by adding something from the second column

Finish it up royally with something from the third column.

Type your created Shakespearean insult, and use google or another search engine to
translate it: what did it mean?
(Thou + choice from column 1 + choice from column 2 + choice from column 3 =
your custom made insult)
thou beslubbering ill- breeding footlicker.