The World of Shakespeare

The World of Shakespeare

By Megan Guinn

​William Shakespeare

• ​born in 1564 in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

• married at age 18 to Anne Hathaway

• three children: Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith

• Beginning in 1594 (~age 30) he was a prominent member of the Lord Chamberlain's Company of Players (also known as the "King's Men"). This was a theatre troupe operating out of the Globe Theatre (in 1599). He was the lead playwright.

• wrote 159 sonnets and 39 plays

• died in 1616 (age 52)

Multiple Choice

What year was Shakespeare born?

• 1564

• 1764

• 1664

• 1864

Multiple Choice

What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?

• Elizabeth Tudor

• Anne Hathaway

• Syliva Plath

Multiple Choice

At around the age of 30, Shakespeare began working with a well-renowned theatre troupe called....

• The Joe Jefferson Players

• The Queen's Guard

• The Lord Chamberlain's Company

​Shakespeare's Plays

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​Histories

​Tragedies

​Comedies

King John
Richard III
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry, IV, Part 3
Richard III
Henry VIII

Antony and Cleopatra
Coriolanus
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
King Lear
Macbeth
Othello
Romeo & Juliet
Timon of Athens
Titus Andronicus
Troilus and Cressida

​All's Well That End's Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Cymbeline
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Winter's Tale

Multiple Choice

Shakespeare's plays can be divided into three major categories: Tragedies, Comedies, and _____________.

• Romances

• Histories

• Abstract

Multiple Choice

Romeo & Juliet is a _________________.

• tragedy

• comedy

• history