John Shakespeare - the Father of William Shakespeare
What was his background? What was his occupation? Who were the Shakespeares? Was he rich? Was he powerful?
1540 - 1608
Mary Arden - the Mother of William Shakespeare
What was her background? Who were the Ardens?
1557
Parents of William Shakespeare - Marriage of John Shakepeare
and Elizabeth Arden
When? Did their families approve? The Wedding? Their home in
Stratford-upon-Avon
The Education of
William Shakespeare - What type of Education did he have?
When and what school did he attend? What lessons?
What Punishments? University?
1578 - 1592
William
Shakespeare - The Lost Years What are the '
Lost Years '?
What did he do after he left school? What
was his occupation? Why did he leave Stratford-upon-Avon?
William Shakespeare the
Playwright When did Will start to write
plays?
What was his first play? Did he act in his plays? Why was a
Playwright a dangerous occupation?
1591 - 1601
William Shakespeare Poems
What Poems did he write? When? Why did Wm publish his poems and not
the plays? Read the poems of the great Bard of Stratford!
1593 - 1597
William Shakespeare
Sonnets
What is a sonnet? How many sonnets did he write? What were the themes? Dedications? Payments?
What are the most popular sonnets?
Performances of
William Shakespeare Plays Where & when were the performances? How did Actors
learn their lines? Did women perform? Did other people steal his
plays?
1592 - 1610
William Shakespeare in London Where did he live in
London? What was London like?
What was his life like? Who were his friends? How often did he see
his family?
Bubonic Plague and Shakespeare How did the Bubonic Plague affect
his life? When were the London outbreaks ? How many died? Family deaths?
Theatre closures?
Shakespeare Coat-of-Arms What did the family
Coat of Arms look like?
When was this authorised? What did this mean to the family?
1596
Public plays banned in
City of London Why were the theatres banned from the city of
London? Who banned the plays? Where did the Theatres and actors move
to?
1596
Shakespeare and
Stratford-upon-Avon Prosperity! Fame! How did he earn his
money?
How much did he purchase New Place for? What was New Place like? Servants?
1597 - 1598
Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre How was he involved with
the building of the First Globe Theatre?
Where was the Globe situated? What was it like? Architecture,
Layout?
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