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Shakespeare Biography
1. Where was Shakespeare born?
Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon. They think he was born on April 23,
1564.
2. When did he die?
He died (on his birthday) on April 23, 1616.
3. Who was Shakespeare's wife?
His wife was Anne Hathaway.
4. How many children did he have?
He had three children; Susanna, Hamnet and Judith.
5. What did Shakespeare write?
(He was an actor and playwright.) He wrote extremely famous plays.
6. Name two of Shakespeare's tragedies.
Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo and Juliet were several of his tragedies.
7. Name two of Shakespeare's comedies.
He wrote these comedies: All's Well That Ends Well, Love's Labours Lost, Measure for
Measure, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night's
Dream.
Name two of Shakespeare's historic plays.
Some of his historical plays were: Henry IV; part 1, Henry IV; part 2 , Henry VIII, King
John.
8. Which play do the three witches come from?
“The Three Witches” comes from the very famous play, Macbeth. (I found this
information at; http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-macbeth.htm )
9. Other than writing, how else did Shakespeare participate in the world of theatre?
He was a playwright but he was also an actor and a poet.
10. List 5-8 words that Shakespeare coined that we still use today.
He invented words and phrases like: “flesh and blood, cruel to be kind, vanish into thin
air, the game is up, and tower of strength.”
Journal Entry from an Elizabethan Citizen
July 16th, 1610
My dearest Agnes,
Today was most ghastly! As I was strolling through my hometown of Altrincham, I came
across Nicholas Edwards; a wealthy and well-known merchant from Wrexham, whom my
father adores. I was not pleased to be in his presence, as he was most rude and appalling at
my father’s candle-light supper last month. I never quite understood why my father was so
keen on including Sir Edwards, after today however I could barely grasp the woeful truth
and the real reason my own flesh and blood; my father, invited this snobby businessman that
is not even a faithful and believing Christian! Air was drawn out of my lungs as my father
sternly announced my engagement to Sir Nicholas Edwards the 3rd.I fainted into the arms of
Gilbert Piers– my true love. No, Mr. Piers is not a wealthy or educated man from a line
of noble fore-fathers, but I know deep within my sorrowed soul, that he is my soul-mate,
and I shall never be happy with another man, regardless of his prosperity and nobility. As a
result of this preposterous command, I have come up with a plan with my dearest love. Mr.
Piers and I are running away together tomorrow night. This decision was extremely difficult
to make, because the thought of the pain I will bring upon my dear family and my friends
has jabbed an excruciating sword through my already wounded heart. But I cannot live a lie.
I simply cannot. My marriage to Sir Edwards will bring only grief and pain to
everyone.”Love is like a flower”, mother always told me.”Love’s colors are warm and
beautiful. But the buds can only blossom if they are treated with care.” I know now, that
there is no longer a place for me in Altrincham and that I cannot agree to marry Sir
Edwards. I will write to you as soon as I am able to!
With lots of love,
Milicent Langley