ENGLISH TEN M r . W h i t e d Period: Name: Date: William Shakespeare A&E Biography 1) What nickname was he known by? ___The Bard___ . 2) When was he born? ___1564 on St George’s Day [23rd of April] __ 3) Where was he born? ____Stratford upon Avon____ 4) When did an Elizabethan baptism occur? ____3 days after birth____ 5) During the year in which he was born, what tragedy struck? ___The Plague___ 6) William Shakespeare was the third child and the first son to John and Mary. What was his father’s profession? ___a Glover; the High Baliff of Stratford___ 7) Why was William allowed to go to school? ___because of his father’s position in the town____ 8) Did William attend college? ___No___ 9) Shakespeare’s childhood was known as the “early years” or the “_The Lost Years_ .” 10) At what age did William stop going to school? __at the age of 14 or 15 __ 11) Who did he marry? __Anne Hathaway__ Why did he marry her? __she was pregnant__ 12) How many children did he have? 13) What were their names? __3__ ___Suzanna, Hamnet, Judith___ 14) Where did Shakespeare go in the 1580’s? ___London___ 15) What works allowed us to get to know the real Shakespeare? 16) Why was it so expensive for him to write? ___His Sonnets___ ___Paper, Ink, Tapers (candles), Lamps___ 17) At its height in 1590, how many people was the plague killing in a week? __1000 ___ 18) As a result of the plague what was forced to close? ___the theaters___ 19) What happened to the Shakespeare family in August 1596? __their son, Hamnet died__ 20) What was so significant about this event? ___he was the only son, leaving no heir to the family___ 21) What year did the Globe theater burn down? __1613__ During which play? __Henry VIII__ 22) When did Shakespeare die? __on his birthday in 1616 at the age of 52__ 23) Who put Shakespeare’s plays together? ___Friends and fellow actors, esp. Ben Jonson _____ Prince George High School