▪ How many plays did William Shakespeare write?

37 Plays

▪ Is the chronology of Shakespeare’s plays exact?

No

▪ Why or why not?

He wrote his plays in different time settings

▪ What 5 processes did they use to try and piece together the
chronology of Shakespeare’s plays?

▪ In what year was “Romeo and Juliet” first performed?

1595

▪ What is a sonnet?
Poetic form that can be found in lyric poetry from Europe

▪ What is iambic pentameter?

One of the many meters in a poem

▪ How many sonnets did William Shakespeare write? See the

Sonnets section
154 sonnets

▪ What are Shakespeare’s 5 most popular sonnets? See sonnets

section

1.So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,

So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
2.Thus have I had thee as a dream doth flatter,
In sleep a king, but waking no such matter
3.But here's the joy, my friend and I are one,
Sweet flattery, then she loves but me alone.
4.You to your beauteous blessings add a curse,
Being fond on praise, which makes your praises worse
5.This I do vow and this shall ever be,
I will be true despite thy scythe and thee.

 What are 3 known facts about William Shakespeare the great

Stratford Bard?
Shakespeare invented the word assassination
Shakespeare never attended a university
The bard is believed to have started writing his first of his 154
 sonnets at the age of 29

 List 3 facts that are known about the Elizabethan Stratford

Playwright and his family?

 What exactly was the 'First Folio'? Is Shakespeare's picture an

accurate portrait?
The First Folio contains approx. 900 pages of Williams Shakespeare
plays, and no William Shakespeare’s picture is not an actual portrait

 List 2 reasons why there is so much controversy about the

biography of the playwright (William Shakespeare)?

 Were those who contracted the Bubonic Plague or Black Death

allowed outside of their house? Why or why not?
No because of the risk of the disease spreading

Who were the Watchmen and what was their job?

The watchmen were instructed to watch the plagued houses

 How did those who had the Bubonic Plague or Black Death eat?
They put food in baskets and put it through their windows

 How did people get the Bubonic Plague or Black Death?

Mainly from rat poisoning and other people who were
already infected

 In 1563, in London, how many people died of the Bubonic Plague?

25 million

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

William Shakespeare never attended a University

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

The Comedy of Errors, 1777

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

Shakespeare when they got married?
Anne Hathaway, Around 24 years old
4) Was Anne the same age as Shakespeare when they married? If not,
was Anne older or younger?
No, Anne was older

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?

6) Did Shakespeare ever act in any of his plays? If so, list 2.

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

production of Hamlet?

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

Why?
None survived

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

Hamnet

10) How old was Hamnet when he died?

Eleven

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

lifetime? Why?
None

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

Shakespeare’s plays to be published. How many plays did they
publish?

13) In what year was this collection of plays published? What is this
collection of plays known as?

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.
William Shakespeare never attended a University
He invented the word assassination
He wrote many plays
Shakespeare never published any of his plays