8/14/2019 How Many Plays Did William Shakespeare

1/3

How many plays did William Shakespeare write?37 Plays

Is the chronology of Shakespeares 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 thechronology of Shakespeares 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 theSonnets section

154 sonnets

What are Shakespeares 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 greatStratford Bard?Shakespeare invented the word assassinationShakespeare never attended a universityThe bard is believed to have started writing his first of his 154

8/14/2019 How Many Plays Did William Shakespeare

2/3

sonnets at the age of 29

List 3 facts that are known about the Elizabethan StratfordPlaywright and his family?

What exactly was the 'First Folio'? Is Shakespeare's picture anaccurate portrait?The First Folio contains approx. 900 pages of Williams Shakespeareplays, and no William Shakespeares picture is not an actual portrait

List 2 reasons why there is so much controversy about thebiography of the playwright (William Shakespeare)?

Were those who contracted the Bubonic Plague or Black Deathallowed 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 werealready 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 wasShakespeare when they got married?Anne Hathaway, Around 24 years old

8/14/2019 How Many Plays Did William Shakespeare

3/3

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 whatyear 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 originalproduction ofHamlet?

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 hislifetime? Why?

None

12) Name the two men who ended up gathering some ofShakespeares plays to be published. How many plays did theypublish?

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

14) List 4 interesting facts you learned about William Shakespeareduring this WebQuest, which you did not write about in the answers toyour WebQuest questions.William Shakespeare never attended a UniversityHe invented the word assassinationHe wrote many playsShakespeare never published any of his plays