William Shakespeare Power Point Notes
Name ____________________________________________________________
1. Shakespeare was born ______________________________________.
2. During Elizabethan times ______ out of __________ infants died in their
first year and _________ of children died by age ________. Must people
did not live past their _________.
3. Only _________ from ___________ families were able to attend school.
Schools ran _______ days a week- ___________ round. The day ran from
_________ to __________.
4. Shakespeare married ________________________________.
5. Their children were named _____________________,
__________________, and ___________________________.
6. Shakespeare left his family and created a traveling acting group called
_______________________________________________________.
7. The Globe Theater was ____________________ shape with no roof in the
_____________________.
8. Theaters would raise __________ to indicate the play that was being
performed.
A. ________________ = tragedy
B. ________________ = history
C. ________________ = comedy
9. _____________ _____________ played female roles because
_______________________________________________________.
10.People wore wigs because ___________________________________
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11.People wore gloves because _________________________________
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12.Brides carried bunches of flowers because _____________________
________________________________________________________.
13.People believed that tomatoes were poisonous because ___________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________.
14.Sometimes people appeared dead because ___________________________
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15.During the Elizabethan Era, people prevented burying people alive by
_____________________________________________________________
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16.Millions of people died from the ___________________
________________. People who died from the plaque were thrown onto
______________ _______________.
17.Shakespeare’s plays rhymed because _________________________
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18.Lord Chamberlain’s Men changed their name to __________
_____________ ______________ because ____________________
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19.Shakespeare wrote ________ plays, __________ sonnets, and at least
_______ epic poems.
20.He died on _________________________ on his _________ birthday.
21.Shakespeare had a curse written on his tomb because _________________
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