| Term | Definition |
| Stratford-on-Avon | Where was Shakespeare born |
| Anne Hathaway | Who did Shakespeare marry |
| middle class | to what social class did Shakespeare belong |
| London | in what city did Shakespeare gain fame and fortune |
| Elizabethan Age | during what great drama period did Shakespeare write |
| Globe | name of Shakespeare's theater |
| actor/playwright/part owner of Globe | What were Shakespeare's 3 professions |
| Earl of Southampton | Shakespeare's first patron |
| Lord Chamberlain's Men | First troupe of actors Shakespeare joined |
| King's Men | Shakespeare's last acting troupe |
| King James I | Shakespeare's last patron |
| groundling | lower class who paid a penny & stood around the stage |
| penny | lowest price paid to watch a play in the theater |
| the Bard | Shakespeare's literary nickname |
| three levels | how many levels was the Globe |