Introduction to William Shakespeare

Where was Shakespeare born?

• Stratford-Upon-Avon

• London

• Oxford

• Liverpool

Which of these plays was written by Shakespeare?

• Hamlet

• Macbeth

• A Midsummer Night's Dream

• All of them

Shakespeare was also known as...

• "The Queen's playwright"

• "The London Poet"

• "The best playwright"

• "The Bard of Avon"

What was his wife's name?

• Mary Hathaway

• Anne Hathaway

• Susan Hathaway

• Elizabeth Hathaway

What group of actors did Shakespeare work with?

• The Queen's Men

• The Lord Chamberlain's Men

• The King's Actors

• The Queen's Acting Company

What kind of plays did he write?

• comedies

• tragedies and comedies

• tragedies, comedies and histories

A remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.

• Verse

• Protagonist

• Aside

• Vocal Delivery

A dramatic play that tells the story of a character who meets an untimely and unhappy death or downfall, often because of a specific character flaw or twist of fate.

• tragedy

• comedy

• verse

• prologue

Shakespeare is famous for writing...

• poems and plays

• books

• books and poems

• plays

In what year was Shakespeare born?

• 1200s

• 1300s

• 1500s

• 1800s