Shakesperian Riddle

Shakesperian Riddle

You will learn some facts about this writer.

Open Ended

What do you know about William Shakespeare?

Multiple Choice

William Shakespeare was born and died on the same day.

• True

• False

Shakespeare was born and died on the same day (April 23rd, 1564-April 23rd, 1616).

We only have records of his baptism and burial, though.

Multiple Choice

He was born in...

• London

• Strattford-upon-Avon

• Manchester

• York

He was born in Strattford-upon-Avon, then he moved to London.

Multiple Choice

His wife was Anne Hathaway.

• True

• False

He married to Anne Hathaway.

Multiple Choice

How many theater plays did he write?

• 54

• 38

• 12

• 23

He wrote 38 theater plays.

Open Ended

Write the name of three theater plays written by Shakespeare.

Don't google them -_-

Tragedies

• Titus Andronicus (1591 - 1592)

• Romeo and Juliet (1595 - 1596)

• Julius Caesar (1599)

• Hamlet (1600)

• Othello (1604)

• Timon of Athens (1604 - 1606)

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More tragedies

• Macbeth (1606)

• King Lear (1605 - 1606)

• Antony and Cleopatra (1606 - 1607)

• Coriolanus (1608)

Comedies

• The Taming of the Shrew (1580 - 1590)

• The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1590s)

• The Comedy of Errors (1594)

• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595 - 1596)

• Love's Labour's Lost (1595 - 1596)

• The Merchant of Venice (1596 - 1597)

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More comedies

• The Merry Wives of Windsor (1597 - 1601)

• Much Ado About Nothing (1598)

• As You Like It (1599)

• Twelfth Night (1601)

• Troilus and Cressida (1601 - 1602)

• All's Well That Ends Well (1603 - 1606)

• Measure for Measure (1604)

More comedies

• Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1608)

• Cymbeline (1610)

• The Winter's Tale (1611)

• Tempest (1611)

Histories

• King John (1595 - 1597)

• Richard II (1595 - 1596)

• Richard III (1592 - 1594)

• Henry IV, Part 1 (1596 - 1597)

• Henry IV, Part 2 (1597 - 1598)

• Henry VI, Part 1 (1592)

• Henry VI, Part 2 (1591)

• Henry VI, Part 3 (1595)

• Henry V (1599)

• Henry VIII (1613)

Open Ended

Name two Disney movies adapted from Shakespeare's plays. Don't google them -_-

The Lion King - Hamlet

10 things I hate about you - The taming of the Shrew

Multiple Choice

Did he only write theater plays?

• Yes

• No

He wrote 157 sonnets

Sonnet 29: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOCL_NEgf0g&t=10s

All the world's a stage https://youtu.be/_jaSFtcDEiE

Multiple Choice

All of his poems are written in strict Iambic Pentameter.

• True

• False

Shakespeare’s sonnets are written in a strict poetic meter called Iambic Pentameter and have 14 lines each.

To understand better

• Shakespeare analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsD9u2BO2rM

• Insults by Shakespeare: https://youtu.be/vdCjKH5IKJ8

• Shakespeare dating tips: https://youtu.be/ZNMwhaSHK9Q

• Did Shakespeare Write his plays? https://youtu.be/K-aAUwAFZlQ

• Why Shakespeare love iambic pentameter? https://youtu.be/K-aAUwAFZlQ

To promote him:

• Why should you read "A midsummer night's dream? https://youtu.be/xCI6o-kbqrs

• Why should you read Hamlet? https://youtu.be/QTu39aMg_mU

• Why should you read Macbeth? https://youtu.be/rD5goS69LT4

• Why should you read "The Tempest"? https://youtu.be/UvznOeSyESU