Shakespeare´s Life

1. How much do we know about Shakespeare's life? Why?

  We know very little about Shakespeare, mainly because the only source of information we have on him are his works and various legal and church documents
2. Where was Shakespeare born?

  He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon
3. What date was he born on?

   He was born on April 23, 1564
4. Did Shakespeare ever get married? If so, to whom?

   He married Anne Hathaway on November 28.
5. Shakespeare established himself as an ____actor________ and ___playwright______________ 
6. What day did he die? What is unusual about this date?

  He died on April 23 1616, his birthday, at the age of 52.
7. What did he leave his wife in his will?

  "My second best bed"

 

Religion

8. What were the two major religions in Elizabethan England?

   Catholic and Protestant 
9. Who dictated the favored religion?

Reigning Monarchs
10. Which Monarchs reigned during this time? When?

Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary 
11. Which religion did each Monarch believe in?

Quen Elizabeth protestant, Queen Mary:cathoilc 
12. How did each Monarch treat those who did not follow their favored religion?

Burned alive thge people
13. Why did Queen Elizabeth I ban all performances of religious plays and stories? 

 

Elizabethan Time

14. What was the Elizabethan Period?

 The Elizabethan Period was the age of the Renaissance, of new ideas and new thinking

15. When was this period?

  Renaissance

16. What was the most significant invention of this time and why?

  The printing press, bcause it increased knowledge and way of thinking.

17. What did this lead to a renewed interest in?

Different science, inventions, and supernatural.

 18. During this period, what were unexplained events blamed on?

Witchcraft and ghosts

19. Why were people of this period superstitious? 

Because they also believed in greater forces, God

20. What were the four humours and what were they associated with?

 

21. How was Elizabethan class structure maintained?

Girls were suppoused to learn household duties, girls couldnt study.

22. What was the Chain of Being and what did it uphold?

"Everything in the world has its own places".

No matter what you do you cant go up in the chain. You are born with what you have and have to accept it.

 23. What is the Rotae Fortuna? 

Its a  concept in medieval and ancient philosophy referring to fate. It belongs to the goddess of Fortuna who spins it randomly 

 

Education 

24. What did education depend on?
25. What was the main purpose of schooling?
26. Why were students taught Latin?                             
27. What were girls from wealthy families educated in? 

29. Why were courses in university conducted in Latin?

 

Theater

30. What was the general feeling towards plays during this period in time?

Authorities didnt allow plays to happenwiithin the city so they were held in the outer parts 
31. What was the name of the first theatre?

the Theatre, built at Shoreditch in 1576
32. What was the name of them most famous theatre?

The Globe
33. What happened to this theatre?

During a play a canno fired and the whole thing burned to the ground
34. Where did people sit or not sit?

Rich people sat, but most people stand in the pit
35. When did they have performances? Why?

In the afternoons because there was no artificial lights 
36. How many women performed in these plays?

Women didnt perform
37. What did the audience do if they didn't like the performance?

 

His Influence

38. What does Shakespeare's work provide reference for?

Lifestyle during the period of time in which he lived

39. What were Shakespeare's histories a tribute to?

To Britain and its monarchy 

40. What was Shakespeare attempting to do with these tributes?

41. How many words did Shakespeare invent? 

104

42. Give an example of a word Shakespeare invented

 gossip

43. Name one poet who was influenced by Shakespeare

Benjamin Robert Haydon