Link #1 It is believed he died on his birthday Author of 37 plays Open air theatre rebuilt after it burned down during Shakespear e’s time He was alive during the time of Queen Elizabeth and the Plague Younger men used to play the roles of females Link #2 Shakespea Link #3 Off re had an impact on the music industry Certain plays resonated with many rappers’ ideas Love; Romeo Juliet Death, destructi on; Othello Money and Fame; Julius Caesar with his head, the classic execution troupe is of Shakespear e’s plays Shakespear e created knockknock jokes Wild goose chase Link #4 Lion King is based off Hamlet She’s the man is based on Twelfth Night Many of Shakespear e’s plays are moneymaking box-office blockbuste rs Wrote detailed stories which may be interprete d many ways