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| April 23, 1564 | Date of William Shakespeare's birth. |
| Stratford-upon-Avon, England | Place of Shakespeare's birth. |
| 1582 | Year Shakespeare married. |
| Anne Hathaway | Name of Shakespeare's wife. |
| Susanna, Hamnet, Judith | Shakespeare's children. |
| April 23, 1616 | Date of Shakespeare's death. |
| 1592 | Year Shakespeare's name first appeared in print. |
| groundlings | Poor people who paid a penny to stand on the ground in front of the stage. |
| women | This group was prohibited from appearing on stage. |
| Queen Elizabeth I | Huge supporter of the theatre. |
| tragedy | Type of drama in which disaster befalls the protagonist(s) |
| soliloquy | When a character speaks alone on the stage, sharing feelings, etc. with the audience |
| aside | short comment by an actor, shared with audience or another actor |
| Lord Chamberlain's Men | Shakespeare was part of this acting troupe. |
| The Globe Theatre | First "open air" theatre; built by Shakespeare and other actors |
| Shakespeare's wife | This person was eight years older than Shakespeare. |
| sonnet | A poem with 14 lines and a fixed rhyme scheme. |
| Businessman, entrepreneur, actor | Shakespeare's other professions |
| The Admiral's Men | The acting troupe was renamed this when James became king. |
| Playwright | A person who writes plays |
| marriage | Shakespeare's comedies normally ended with this type of ceremony. |
| tragic flaw | A weakness within a character that usually leads to disaster, loss of power, or death. |
| 154 | Number of Shakespeare's published sonnets |
| 37 | Number of Shakespeare's published plays |
| Black Flag | This was displayed to announce a Tragedy |
| Red Flag | This was displayed to announce a History |
| White Flag | This was displayed to announced a Comedy |
| Geoffrey Chaucer | This person invented iambic pentameter. |
| Comic Relief | Funny scenes and/or comments that provided relief from a mood of sadness. |
| Late 1500s | Time period when Shakespearean tragedy was the greatest achievement |
| Elizabethan Period | Title for the reigning years of Queen Elizabeth I. |
| High Ranking Person | The central character of a Shakespearean Tragedy. |
| Wrote sonnets | How did Shakespeare make money while the Globe was closed? |
| Prop cannon | This caused the Globe to catch on fire and burn down. |
| The Plague | Why did the government force the Globe to shut down? |
| Early afternoon | When were theatre performances held? |
| His lack of education | Why did other playwrights dislike Shakespeare? |
