William Shakespeare WebQuest

The World of William Shakespeare and details of his biography have

fascinated people for centuries. The questions and mysteries, which
surround William Shakespeare, the Great Stratford playwright and his
biography, life, times and works (including his plays, sonnets and
poems), are legion:

Use the following website to answer the questions on page 1 of this

WebQuest http://www.william-shakespeare.info/site-map.htm

Go to the Play Chronology Section to answer the next 5

questions.
▪ How many plays did William Shakespeare write? He made 38
▪ Is the chronology of Shakespeare’s plays exact? They were in
chronology order
▪ Why or why not? Because it says it on web site
▪ What 5 processes did they use to try and piece together the
chronology of Shakespeare’s plays? They used numbers to
piece it together

Go to the Sonnets Section to answer the next 4 questions.

▪ In what year was “Romeo and Juliet” first performed? It was
filmed in the 18th centery
▪ What is a sonnet? See the Sonnets section It is a rhyme of 14
lines
▪ What is iambic pentameter? Provide a literary example of iambic
pentameter. It’s a meter used in poetry and drama
▪ How many sonnets did William Shakespeare write? See the
Sonnets section He wrote 154 sonnets.
▪ What are Shakespeare’s 5 most popular sonnets? See sonnets
section O thou my lovely boy, My mistress’ eyes ,when in
disgrace with fortune , let me not to the marriage of true
minds, shall I compare thee to a summer’s day.

Go to William Shakespeare Biography section to answer the

next 4 questions.

 What are 3 known facts about William Shakespeare the great

Stratford Bard? He lived for 52 years, in just 23 years he wrote
38 plays, second most popular book in the world.

 List 3 facts that are known about the Elizabethan Stratford

Playwright and his family? She was not that famous, did only
Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: TOLERANCE
Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”

Mr. M. Pryor, Facilitator Willingness to recognize &

respect the beliefs or practices of
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator William Shakespeare WebQuest
 theaters, built theaters.
 What exactly was the 'First Folio'? Is Shakespeare's picture an
accurate portrait? It was in the 18th century
 List 2 reasons why there is so much controversy about the
biography of the playwright (William Shakespeare)? So that all the
people would be entertaind and focused, and because he
liked to make plays like this.

Go to the Black Death and Bubonic Plague section

 Were those who contracted the Bubonic Plague or Black Death

allowed outside of their house? Why or why not? Yes because
they found a cure.
 Who were the Watchmen and what was their job? They were the
ones who whatched over every thing.
 How did those who had the Bubonic Plague or Black Death eat?
They had to become canobols.
 How did people get the Bubonic Plague or Black Death? They were
born with it
 In 1563, in London, how many people died of the Bubonic Plague?
Over 20,000

SHAKESPEARE WEBQUEST CHALLENGE

For the Next 13 questions you are not given a specific website to refer
to. Use your resources to locate the answers to these questions.
PLEASE COPY AND PASTE THE EXACT WEB ADDRESS THAT YOU
USE TO ANSWER EACH QUESTION AFTER YOU HAVE
COMPLETED YOUR ANSWER.

1) Did William Shakespeare attend a University? If so, which one? He

did not he droped out of school at the age of 14.
http://www.william-shakespeare.org.uk/education-of-william-
shakespeare.htm

2) What is Shakespeare's shortest play? How many lines does it have?

His shortest play had 1787 lines and 14369 words.
http://www.usefultrivia.com/literary_trivia/shakespeare_trivia_
002b.html

3) What was the name of Shakespeare's wife? How old was

Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: TOLERANCE
Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”

Mr. M. Pryor, Facilitator Willingness to recognize &

respect the beliefs or practices of
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator William Shakespeare WebQuest
Shakespeare when they got married? Her name was Anne
Hathaway and Shakespeare was 18 when they got marryed.
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-
biography-marriage-wife-anne-hathaway.htm

4) Was Anne the same age as Shakespeare when they married? If not,
was Anne older or younger? They are different ages she is 26 and
he is 18. http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-
shakespeare-biography-marriage-wife-anne-hathaway.htm

5) What actor first played the roles of Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and
Richard III (All characters in plays written by Shakespeare)? In what
year did this famous actor pass away? He passed away in 1939.
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-
plays.htm

6) Did Shakespeare ever act in any of his plays? If so, list 2. Yes they
were King Henry IV part 1 and King John. http://www.william-
shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-plays.htm

7) Which role is Shakespeare said to have played in the original

production of Hamlet? He must have played the main character.
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-
hamlet.htm

8) How many of Shakespeare's original manuscripts have survived?

Why? None because it was so long ago. http://www.william-
shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-plays.htm

9) What was the name of Shakespeare's only son? It was Hamnet.

http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-
children-and-grandchildren.htm

10) How old was Hamnet when he died? He died in 11 August

1596. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamnet_Shakespeare

11) How many of Shakespeare's plays were published during his

lifetime? Why? He published 0 in his life time.
http://www.usefultrivia.com/literary_trivia/shakespeare_trivia_
010a.html

12) Name the two men who ended up gathering some of

Shakespeare’s plays to be published. How many plays did they
publish? They published over 100 plays. . http://www.william-
shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-plays.htm
Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: TOLERANCE
Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”

Mr. M. Pryor, Facilitator Willingness to recognize &

respect the beliefs or practices of
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator William Shakespeare WebQuest
13) In what year was this collection of plays published? What is this
collection of plays known as? In the 18th century it was called.
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-
plays.htm

14) List 4 interesting facts you learned about William Shakespeare

during this WebQuest, which you did not write about in the answers to
your WebQuest questions. Who his family was, how he worked,
and how famous he was.

Lastly, find a Audio version of Romeo & Juliet on your computer and cut
paste the URL below:

Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: TOLERANCE

Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”

Mr. M. Pryor, Facilitator Willingness to recognize &

respect the beliefs or practices of
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator William Shakespeare WebQuest