WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE All the worlds a stage and

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE “All the world’s a stage and all the men and women are merely players. ”

Question 1 When and where was William Shakespeare born? Shakespeare was born April 23 in 1564 in Stratford-Upon-Avon, just five miles from London. He died April 23 in 1616.

Question 2 How many plays and sonnets did Shakespeare write? Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets. One play called "Cardenio" has no written record today. Only 36 plays can be read today.

Question 3 Was Shakespeare ever in “love“? Shakespeare was in love. At the age 18, he married the 26 year old Anne Hathaway. They were married the rest of Shakespeare's life… And had three children.

Question 4 What was the Globe? The Globe was an Elizabethian theatre, Shakespeare partially owned, where he performed many of his plays. A reconstruction exists today in the same suburb as the original in Southwark.

Question 5 Who said "O, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo"? It was Juliet who said these famous words from her balcony, in "Romeo and Juliet".

Question 6 Was Shakespeare an actor as well as a poet and playwright? Shakespeare acted in his own plays before Queen Elizabeth I and King James I

Question 7 Was the movie "Shakespeare in Love", a true story? There is no historical evidence for the romance occurring in the movie. It may have happened but Shakespeare was married at the time. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ugtbah 8 kz. AI

Question 8 Did Shakespeare invent words? He invented over 1700 of our common words by changing nouns into verbs, changing verbs into adjectives, connecting words never before used together, adding prefixes and suffixes, and diversing words wholly original.

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