Things You Need to Know About Shakespeare

Discover fascinating facts about Shakespeare's life, works, and the iconic Globe Theatre!

The story of William Shakespeare WATCHthis video on William Shakespeare.Thinkabout what you already know and what is new information for you. FINDimportant words from Shakespeare's life and the video. To mark a word click it’s first letter then click its last SCRIBBLING PLAYWRIGHT PARCHMENT STRATFORD RIDDANCE TRAGEDY HISTORY ROMANCE ACTORS COMEDY SONNET QUILLS FOLIO GLOBE AVON POET READthe text. Five sentences have been removed. Match each gap with a sentence (A-F) given here. WRITEonly the CAPITALletter.A However, his poems were also very popular. Shakespeare wrote a special type of poem, called sonnets.B He died at his house in New Place three years later.C The town is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Britain.DThe original Globe Theatre was built in 1599 and possibly paid for by Shakespeare and other members of his acting company.E They are often read together in groups of poems on a similar theme, called for example the Dark Lady and Fair Youth. Stratford-upon-Avon is set in a beautiful rural Warwickshire countryside. C William Shakespeare, the most famous writer in the English language, was born on 23 April 1564 and he died on the same day in 1616. He was a poet, playwright and actor for most of his life. He wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets or short poems. Shakespeare is most famous for his plays, including Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. A The word ‘sonnet’ refers to the form of the poem which has a special rhythm and rhyme. Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets were published in a book in 1609. The poems are about many topics including love, beauty and death. E Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in 1582 and the couple had three children. By 1592 Shakespeare was in London, writing plays and probably performing in them too in the Globe Theatre. D Shakespeare retired in 1613 and came back to Stratford from London. B Shakespeare’s plays are performed all over the world and in almost every language. CHOOSEthe correct answers a, b or c.1. Stratford is located in _. Devon Midsummer Warwickshire 2. Shakespeare was born in the _century. 15th 16th 17th 3. Shakespeare is famous for writing plays and _. stories essays poems 4. A sonnet is a poem with a special sort of _. rhythm theme story 5. Shakespeare was born in _. Stratford Oxford London 6. He spent most of his life working in _. Stratford Oxford London 7. The original Globe theatre was_. financed by the taxes. co-financed by the actors themselves. financed by the queen. 8. In 1613, the original Globe Theatre _. burned to the ground was closed because of the pleague was sold in an auction 9. The Globe Theatre that you can see in London today_. is the theatre where Shakespeare worked was paid for by Shakespeare alone is a copy of the original 10 things you didn't know about the Globe theatre WATCHa short video on the Globe theatre carefully and do the following task. MATCHthe information from the video you have just seen. 1 000 trees 3 000 audience £5 the groundling special licence thatched roof stewards volunteers Insults by Shakespeare Use the quotation marks, don't forget to write thename of the play as well. WATCHthis video and then do some research on Shakespearean insults.Use those you find funny or strange in the discussion section below.