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English Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what was the birthplace of shakespeare | Stratford, warwickshire (Avon River) |
| What is his birthdate | april 23rd |
| what is his father ocupation | glovemaker |
| what school did he attend | stratford grammer school |
| How many plays and sonnets did he write | 37 plays and 156 sonnets |
| Which form does shakespeare write most often | iambic pentameter |
| what was shakespeare vocabulary consist of | 24,000 words compared the average person which is 3,000 words |
| what was the prestiigous acting company that he joined | Lord Chamberlians men later called Kings Men |
| What did the chamberlians company and shakespeare open up | the global theater |
| what are the 3 types of plays that shakespeare wrote in | comedy, tragedy, and history |
| sonnets consist of ___ lines and the first eight are called ____ and the last six are ___ | 14 lines, octave, and sestet |
| what was shakespeares rhyming scheme | ababcdcdefefgg |
| what was the shape of the global theater | octagon |
| what was the nick name | Wooden Q |
| what were actors called | players |
| womens role were played by ___ | Men |
| when did preformances start | 2-3 |
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