Shakespeare - How much do you already know?

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The Elizabethans were superstitious and believed the future of a person's life was determined by the placement of the stars at the time of that person's birth.

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Before coming to London, Shakespeare married an older woman who was already pregnant.

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William Shakespeare attended Oxford University where he spent years perfecting his writing.

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William Shakespeare wrote over 150 sonnets and 38 plays.

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When Romeo and Juliet was first performed in 1595, Juliet was played by a young boy.

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Shakespeare's plays came straight from his imagination.

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Shakespeare's Globe Theater burned down in 1613 and was never rebuilt.

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Some academics doubt Shakespeare was the author of the plays his theater troupe produced and performed.

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