Shakespeare in the Classroom

When was Shakespeare born?

• We don't know the exact day, but in the year 1564

• April 23, 1564

• April 26, 1564

• April 23, 1616

What did theaters look like in Shakespeare's time?

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What did audiences like in a play?

• singing and arguments

• destruction and dance

• sickness and heartbreak

• violence and romance

Who were the groundlings?

• people who worked backstage

• People in the middle who had a roof over their heads

• the richest people in the seats at the top

• Poor people who had to stand in the dirt

Most theater in Shakespeare's time did NOT have ___.

• actors

• costumes

• lights

• stages

In Shakespeare's time, the role of Juliet would have been played by ____.

• an older woman

• a young girl

• a man

• a child

What was a common problem in theaters in Shakespeare's time?

• plague

• sewage

• peanut shells on the ground

• unpaid electricity bills

Shakespeare's wife was named ________.

• E.M. Forester

• Mary Shelley

• Morgan Julian

• Ann Hathaway

Theater was so popular, city officials believed. . .

• people were working extra hours to be able to afford tickets to the theater

• people were leaving work to watch plays

• parents were not feeding their children enough in order to go to plays

• it was not causing any problems

Where was Shakespeare born?

• Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

• Paris, France

• London, England

• Stratford-upon-Avon, England