1.
Did Shakespeare ever marry?: Yes
2.
How many kids did he have?: 3 kids
3.
How many plays did Shakespeare write?: 37
4.
How old was Shakespeare when he got married?: 18
5.
What are 3 ways to read Shakespeare's stuff?: 1. Use notes & margins for explanation.
2. Learn Shakespeare vocabulary.
3. Note the rhythm & dramatic conventions.
6.
What does the '/" stand for?: Stressed
7.
What does the "u" stand for?: Unstressed
8.
What does the black flag mean?: Tragedy
9.
What does the red flag mean?: History
10.
What does the white flag mean?: Comedy
11.
What happened in Shakespeare's life by 1592?: He left home and was working in London as an actor and playwright.
12.
When & where was Shakespeare born?: April 23, 1564 in Stratford
13.
When did Shakespeare die?: April 23, 1616
14.
When was the Globe Theater built?: 1599
15.
When were the plays performed in the Globe Theater?: The afternoon
16.
Where did the actors usually get their costumes?: They were donated
17.
Where is the Globe Theater?: London
18.
Where woman allowed on stage?: No
19.
Which part of the plot is Act I?: Exposition
20.
Which part of the plot is Act II?: Rising Action
21.
Which part of the plot is Act III?: Turning Point of Crisis
22.
Which part of the plot is Act IV?: Falling Action
23.
Which part of the plot is Act V?: Climax & Resolution
24.
Who are the "groundlings"?: People who did not pay as much so they had to stand on the dirt covered ground.
25.
Who played the women's part of the plays?: Young boys
26.
Why does Shakespeare use so many apostrophes?: To keep the syllables at 10 a line and to keep the unstressed/ stressed pattern.
