William Shakespeare – His Life and Times:
A Webquest
Use the three websites given below to answer the questions.
Shakespeare Biography
The Globe Theater
Shakespeare
1.) Where was the Globe Theatre located?
2.) When was the Globe Theatre built?
3.) How many people could the Globe Theatre seat during Shakespeare's time?
4.) What happened to the Globe Theatre in 1613?
5.) How did this happen?
6.) Name three other theatres in London in 16th century.
7.) List three of Shakespeare's comedies.
8.) List three of Shakespeare's tragedies.
9.) List three of Shakespeare's histories.
10.) List three characters from As You Like It.
11.) What are the first two lines of "A Lover's Complaint"?
12.) The name Shakespeare was recorded with more than one spelling. What are some of
the other spellings of the name?
13.) Name Shakespeare’s paternal grandfather and give his occupation.
14.) Name Shakespeare's father and give his occupation.
15.) Why is it not possible to name the exact location of William Shakespeare’s birth?
16.) Give Shakespeare’s mother’s first and last name (maiden name).
17.) Why can we assume neither of Shakespeare’s parents could write?
18.) What public offices did Shakespeare’s father hold? Give at least two.
19.) What happened to Shakespeare’s father’s standing in the community beginning in
1578? How did his reputation change?
20.) Why was William Shakespeare lucky to survive to adulthood in sixteenth-century
England?.
21.) Name Shakespeare’s siblings.
22.) What two major spans of time are known as Shakespeare’s “lost years?” What is it
that historians assume Shakespeare was doing during these two periods?
23.) Who was Richard Burbage?
24.) Who was William Kempe?
25.) Give one other interesting fact, not discussed here already, about Shakespeare that
you learned while doing this webquest.