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Your job is to find 5 true facts about Shakespeare and then make up two lies. The facts should be about Shakepeare's personal life and not about the plot in his plays although you may talk about how he wrote his plays.
Respond to this post with the 5 facts and 2 lies in a mixed up order.
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He married his wife at 17. His wife's name was Anne Hathaway. They had four children named Susanna, Judith, Hamnet, and Vagita. Hamnet died at 11 and 1/2. There are only 2 images of him that are considered reliable. He died the same day he was born. His wife and him were eight years apart.
ReplyDeleteHe married his wife at 17.
DeleteThey had four children named Susanna, Judith, Hamnet, and Vagita.
He got married at the age of 18.
ReplyDeleteHe had 3 children, 2 died.
He died on April 25th, 1616.
His plays were often performed in the Globe.
All parts in his plays were played by men.
His wife was named Anne Hathaway.
DeleteQueen Elizabeth loved his plays.
-He got married at the age of 18
Delete-He died on April 25th, 1616
-Shakespeare married Annie Hathaway.
ReplyDelete-Some of Shakespeare’s signatures have survived on original documents. In none of them does he spell his name in what has become the standard way. He spells it Shakespe; Shakspe; Shakspere and Shakespear.
-Shakespeare never actually published any of his plays.
-Shakespeare lived a double life. By the seventeenth century he had become a famous playwright in London but in his hometown of Stratford, where his wife and children were, and which he visited frequently, he was a well known and highly respected businessman and property owner.
-He died at the age of 52.
-He had 7 siblings.
-One of Shakespeare’s relatives on his father's side, William Arden, was arrested for plotting against Queen Elizabeth I, imprisoned in the Tower of London and executed.
Anne Hathaway, not Annie Hathaway
DeleteHe was not a good business man
He was born in April of 1564.
ReplyDeleteHad a son named Hamlet who died as a child.
He died on his birthday.
He married Anne Hathaway and had three children, two of which were boys.
His headstone has a poem written on it.
His earliest play was King Henry VI.
His Shortest play was The Comedy of Errors.
He had a son named Hamlet who died as a child.
DeleteHe married Anne Hathaway and had three children, two of which were boys.
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ReplyDeleteShakespeare returned to Stratford-upon-Avon
DeleteShakespeare wrote Julius Caesar to show history
Shakespeare died in London
He became a published poet in 1593
The Tempest was written as a comedy
He married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18
He had three children, one has the same name as the baby in the walking dead(Judith)
1. Shakespeare died in London
Delete2. Shakespeare wrote Julius Caesar to show history.
1. Shakespeare's oldest son died and had a twin sister
ReplyDelete2. Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in 1582
3. Shakespeare died in Stratford
4. Shakespeare achieved prominence in Paris
5. The first folio was published in 1623
6. Shakespeare performed on stage as a professional actor.
7. He was buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford
3, 4
Delete1. 8 years after Shakespeare died, his colleagues made the First Folio with 36 plays in it. The First Folio is our only source for 18 of the 36 plays.
ReplyDelete2. Shakespeare also was an actor in London.
3. In 1592-94, Shakespeare wrote his two longest poems during a time of forced unemployment do to a plague.
4. The Phoenix and the Turtle was published without Shakespeare's permission.
5. All of Shakespeare's children lived full and healthy lives.
6. Shakespeare died on his birthday.
7. There are only two pictures that are considered, "reliable," for depicting how Shakespeare really looked.
All of Shakespeare's children did NOT live healthy and full lives, his son died at eleven and a half. The phoenix and the turtle were permitted by Shakespeare to be published
Delete1-Shakespeare named one of his plays something as silly as "Much ado about nothing"
ReplyDelete2-Shakespeare wrote a play about the Two Gentlemen of Athens
3-Shakespeare enjoyed major success as an actor
4- Shakespeare only wrote plays
5-Shakespeare wrote the Phoenix and Turtle
6- There were stage curtains in the Globe Theater
7- Actors only entered at stage level
4 and 7
DeleteShakespeare had 3 children.
ReplyDeleteHis only son died in childhood.
Shakespeare was adopted.
In 1593 he became a published poet.
He was a leading member of the kings men.
He died on his birthday.
He was 30 when he got married.
The second one is a lie.
DeleteThe last one is also a lie.
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ReplyDelete1.)There are two pictures that there are reliable to what Shakespeare looked like.
ReplyDelete2.)Shakespeare did not believe that he could use his name in his plays.
3.) Shakespeare was able to publish his first folio before he died.
4.)Shakespeare was caught poaching deer and then fled to London.
5.)Shakespeare used to be best known for his poetry.
6.)Shakespeare bought the Globe from people and keep it as his.
7.)Shakespeare got married at age 18.
Lies:
Delete#3 and #6
people thought Shakespeare killed calves as a child
ReplyDeletehe grew up in London
He married a woman named Anne
He had triplets
he died in 1616
he began a published poet
he was said to have brown hair
He didn't have triplets. He didn't begin a published poet.
ReplyDeleteHis tomb stone had "GOOD FREND FOR JESUS THE LORD FORBEARE,
ReplyDeleteTO DIGG THE DUST ENCLOASED HEARE:
BLESTE BE Ye MAN Yt [that] SPARES THES STONES,
AND CURST BE HE Yt MOVES MY BONES".
He got married at the age of 18.
He was born by the Avon river.
He lived in London for some time.
6 years after his death, his work was published.
He did on his birthday.
His son died.
He had three children that were triplets.
His first name was William
ReplyDeleteHis fathers first name is also William
He had a son that died in childhood
His son and daughter were twins
He was buried at Holy Trinity Church
His oldest daughters name was Suzanne
His mothers name was Anne
Line 2 and 7
Delete1. He was born in 1565
ReplyDelete2. He spent most of his working life in London
3. The Martin Droeshout engraving is considered a reliable likeness of Shakespeare
4. Shakespeare's son died at the age of 11
5. Shakespeare's complete works consist of over 800,000 words
6. He wrote approximately 38 plays
7. His shortest play is 1,787 lines
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ReplyDeleteLies:
DeleteShakespeare's favorite pet was his cat named Sir Harold.
Shakespeare ate pears while he wrote plays.
Facts:
Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway.
Shakespeare was a playwright and an actor.
Shakespeare left his second best bed for his wife.
When Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, he was eighteen years old.
ReplyDeleteThe portrait of Shakespeare that is believed to look most like him was on the tiltle page of the First Folio.
Shakespeare is buried in the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford.
The First Folio was published five years after Shakespeare's death.
Shakespeare only wrote plays.
The first folio was published five years after Shakespeare's death
DeleteShakespeare only wrote plays
When he married he was 18
ReplyDeleteHis wife was 24 at the time of marriage
There are only two know images of Shakespeare
He died in 1616
He was both a playwright and an actor
His only son died
Shakespeare and Anne had one set of triplets
Lies are Shakespeare had Triplets?
DeleteAnd there are only two know images of Shakespeare.
Shakespeare's favorite pet was his cat named Sir. Harold.
ReplyDeleteShakespeare married Anne Hathaway.
Shakespeare was a Playwright and a Actor.
Shakespeare Left his second best bed for his Wife.
Shakespeare ate pears while he wrote plays.
Shakespeare's First name was William
Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon
Lies:
DeleteShakespeare's favorite pet was his cat named Sir Harold.
Shakespeare ate pears while he wrote plays.
Facts:
Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway.
Shakespeare was a playwright and an actor.
Shakespeare left his second best bed for his wife.
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ReplyDelete#3 and #4 are lies.
Delete1.) Shakespeare performed as a professional actor
ReplyDelete2.) His first folio was published seven years after his death
3.) Shakespeare married when he was 18
4.) Shakespeare had twins.
5.) There is evidence that shows that Shakespeare went past grammar school.
6.) Shakespeare applied to the College of Heralds for a coat of arms for his father.
7.) One of Shakespeare's children was named Hamlet
Lies are number 2 and 5
Delete1. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon
ReplyDelete2. His only son died at childhood
3. He died because of plague
4. Married Anne Hathaway at 18
5. Longest play was "Hamlet", with 4,042 lines
6. He wrote "The Phoenix and Tortoise"
7. He wrote 39 plays
Number 2 and 3 are lies
Delete1.) Shakespeare wrote 154 Sonnets
ReplyDelete2.) There was an 8 year age difference between him and his wife
3.) He wrote his first play when he was 19 years old
4.) Shakespeare had 9 brothers and sisters
5.) He never attended a University
the two lies are number 4 and number 2.
DeleteShakespeare’s complete works consist of 884,648 words and 118,406 lines.
ReplyDeleteHamlet was his longest play.
He had three children.
He put a curse on anyone who would dare move his remains.
His son Hamnet died on August 11, 1596.
The lies: first and last sentence
DeleteHe was born in April of 1564.
ReplyDeleteHe married Anne Hathway.
2 children out of the 3 died.
He died on his birthday.
Macbeth is considered a tragedy.
Twelfth Night is considered a history.
The Phoenix and the Turtle is one of Shakespeare's poems.
2 out of 3 of his children died.The Phoenix and the Turtle is one of Shakespeare poems
DeleteShakespeare had a son that died at a young age
ReplyDeleteEight years after his death Shakespeare had the last of his works published known as the First Portfolio
Shakespeare was favored by Queen Elizabeth
A noble wrote the plays that Shakespeare claimed for himself
Shakespeare disappeared years before reappearing again in London
A noble wrote the plays that Shakespeare claimed for himself.
DeleteShakespeare disappeared years before reappearing again in london.
both are lies
Shakespeare not only wrote plays; he also performed on stage as a professional actor in London.
ReplyDeleteShakespeare is buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford.
He got married when he was 16
They had 4 children
He died in the year 1616
Him and his wife had twins
He retired on 1614
3 and 7
DeleteHis son died on his birthday.
ReplyDeleteHe lived in the 1500.
He died on his birthday.
He was a play writer.
His favorite color is magenta.
His son didn't die on his birthday. His favorite color wasn't magenta.
DeleteShakespeare married Annie Hathaway.
ReplyDeleteHad a girl named Hamlet who died as a child.
Came from a very poor family
Annie Hathaway was his cousin
Annie gave birth to twins
Shakespeare moved to London
There are many theories surrounding who actually wrote his plays
He had a son who died as a child not a girl
DeleteHis wife's name is not Annie Hathaway its Anne
The Folger Shakespeare house has an intimate indoor called the Elizabeth Theater.
ReplyDeleteHe was died on his birthday.
He was buried 7 days after his death.
The original theater in where the Lord Chamberlain’s Men staged their plays was known simply as The Thea
He never went to school after grammar school
Shakespear's name had about 80 different spellings.
he has written about 39 plays
He was buried 7 days after his death and He has written about 39 plays...I think
Delete1. In 1623 Shakespeare's plays were collected and published, called the "First Folio"
ReplyDelete2. His son, Hamnet, died of the Whooping Cough
3. Shakespeare's tombstone reads: GOOD FREND FOR JESUS SAKE FORBEARE,TO DIGG THE DUST ENCLOASED HEARE:
BLESTE BE Ye MAN Yt [that] SPARES THE STONES,
CURST BE HE Yt MOVES MY BONES
4. He had a three children: two girls and a boy
5. He was born in 1564
6. He was married to Anne Hathaway
1st and 2nd are lies i think.
DeleteHe was born April 1564.
ReplyDeleteHe had 3 girls and only 1 boy.
Overall Shakespeare wrote 884,647 words and 118,206 lines.
Hamlet is his longest play
His son lived to be only 12
He died in 1616
#2 and #5
Delete1.) Shakespeare wrote 884,647 words
ReplyDelete2.) Shakespeare co-wrote his last play with John Fletcher
3.) Shakespeare wrote 34 plays
4.) Shakespeare was buried on August 11th, 1596
5.) Shakespeare's longest play was Hamlet
6.) Shakespeare died on his birthday
7.) Shakespeare's work was put into a collection called the First Folio
2) Shakespeare co-wrote his last play with John Fletcher
Delete3) Shakespeare wrote 34 plays
1. The river Avon he was born near is in France.
ReplyDelete2. Only two pictures of Shakespeare are actually relevant
3. Shakespeare’s complete works consist of 884,646 words and 118,407 lines.
4. Hamlet is the longest play he wrote with 4,042 lines.
5. The Comedy of Errors,with 1,787 lines was his shortest play
6. Shakespeare coined more than 500 words
7. He died on his birthday
#1
Delete#6