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The Brilliant Writer: William Shakespeare

The Brilliant Writer: William Shakespeare. A short biography of William Shakespeare with a brief quiz at the end of the presentation. By: Alyssa Way. Question.

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The Brilliant Writer: William Shakespeare

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  1. The Brilliant Writer:William Shakespeare A short biography of William Shakespeare with a brief quiz at the end of the presentation By: Alyssa Way

  2. Question William Shakespeare has been regarded as one of the most influential writers in history. He has done over 40 pieces of writing ranging from comedies to tragedies to poetry. Pay attention to the presentation because there is a small quiz at the end. William Shakespeare

  3. Question A photo of the house in Stratford-upon-Avon, the city that William is from, where it is believed he was born. It has been argued as to where he was even born. Some historical records indicate that he was born in the county of Warwickshire, England. Traditionally, his birthday is celebrated April 23. This is based on information found from his baptism . Records indicated he was baptized on April 26, 1564. His father held the position of bailiff, a sort of mayor role, and his mother came from a family of money. Map of the United Kingdom with Warwickshire highlighted in red.

  4. Question Drawing of Anne Hathaway William enjoyed his early school years but later on thought better of going to university. He felt that it was not the place for him. In 1582, at the age of 18, he married a woman named Anne Hathaway. Anne was nearly twice his age, 26 years old. Then in 1583, Anne gave birth to a daughter, Susanna. After that in 1585, Anne gave birth to twins, Hamnet and Judith. Tragically Hamnet, William’s only son, died 11 years later.

  5. Question Painting done by Sir John Gilbert containing scenes and characters from several of William plays William wrote, what was believed to be his first play, Henry VI Part One between 1589 and 1590. He would have been about 25 at the time. Throughout his writing career he even performed his works before the Court Queen Elizabeth I (The Merry Wives of Windsor in 1596 and A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream in 1603) and King James I. Then on April 23, 1616, William Shakespeare died at age 52. It is also unknown of what and where exactly he died. Painting of Queen Elizabeth

  6. Question • The order of his most famous playwrights: • Henry VI Part One • The Taming of the Shrew, • Romeo and Juliet, • A Midsummer-Night’s Dream, • Richard II • The Merchant of Venice • Julius Caesar • Hamlet • Othello • King Lear • Macbeth • Antony and Cleopatra A Midsummer Night's Dream act IV, scene I. Taming of the Shrew Macbeth seeing the Ghost of Banquo

  7. What is the name of William’s Wife? Anne Hathaway Rita Wilson Susanna

  8. What was believed to be William’s first play? Henry VIII, Part One Hamlet Henry VI, Part One

  9. About how many pieces of writing did William do? Over 40 Under 25 Over 70

  10. On what day was William believed to have been born on? October 23 February 23 April 23

  11. Which of these is a play written by William? Taming of the Shrew Romeo and Juliet Macbeth

  12. Good Job! You got it correct! (Click the thumbs-up)

  13. Citations "William Shakespeare Facts at AbsoluteShakespeare.com." Absolute Shakespeare - Plays, Quotes, Summaries, Essays... AbsoluteShakespeare.com, 2005. Web. 09 May 2011. <http://www.absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/facts/facts.htm>. Merriman, C.D. "William Shakespeare - Biography and Works. Search Texts, Read Online. Discuss." The Literature Network: Online Classic Literature, Poems, and Quotes. Essays & Summaries. Jalic Inc, 2006. Web. 09 May 2011. <http://www.online-literature.com/shakespeare/>. "William Shakespeare Biography." Biography.com. A&E Television Network, 2011. Web. 09 May 2011. http://www.biography.com/articles/William-Shakespeare-9480323?part=1. Photo of William Shakespeare- Bio True Story http://www.biography.com/articles/William-Shakespeare-9480323&part=0#232301 Photo of drawing of Anne Hathaway- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anne-hathaway.jpg Photo of Shakespeare’s House- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:William_Shakespeares_birthplace,_Stratford-upon-Avon_26l2007.jpg

  14. Citations Photo of painting of A Midsummer Night’s Dream- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream_Henry_Fuseli2.jpg Photo of map of Warwickshire- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Warwickshire_UK_locator_map_2010.svg Photo of Taming of the Shrew- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Taming_of_the_shrew.jpg Photo of painting by Sir John Gilbert- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gilbert_WShakespeares_Plays.jpg Photo of painting of Queen Elizabeth I- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Darnley_stage_3.jpg Photo of painting of Macbeth- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Banquo.jpg

  15. Great job on the quiz! Hope you enjoyed the presentation.

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