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Alexandra Duarte April 2012 Agrupamento de Escolas Martinho Árias - Soure English – 11 th form WEBQUEST – Shakespeare’s world and works I - Biography (1st, 5th, 6th links) 1. When and where was William Shakespeare born? 2. Who was Shakespeare's wife? 3. How many children did they have? What were their names? 4. When did Shakespeare go to London? 5. Who was then the ruling monarch? 6. Listen (check the 3rd link) to the following song and collect information on the queen portrayed: - father / mother - appearance - special events during her reign 7. When, where and how did Shakespeare die? II - Plays and Sonnets (4rd, 5th, 6th links) 8. How many sonnets did William Shakespeare write? 9. What is Shakespeare's greatest love sonnet / poem? Please write it down. 10. Was Shakespeare gay???

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Alexandra Duarte April 2012

Agrupamento de Escolas Martinho Árias - Soure

English – 11th form WEBQUEST – Shakespeare’s world and works

I - Biography

(1st, 5th, 6th links)

1. When and where was William Shakespeare born?

2. Who was Shakespeare's wife?

3. How many children did they have? What were their names?

4. When did Shakespeare go to London?

5. Who was then the ruling monarch?

6. Listen (check the 3rd link) to the following song and collect information on the queen

portrayed:

- father / mother

- appearance

- special events during her reign

7. When, where and how did Shakespeare die?

II - Plays and Sonnets

(4rd, 5th, 6th links)

8. How many sonnets did William Shakespeare write?

9. What is Shakespeare's greatest love sonnet / poem? Please write it down.

10. Was Shakespeare gay???

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11. How many plays did he leave us?

12. Into how many categories are Shakespeare's plays usually divided? What are they?

13. Many of Shakespeare's plays were performed in The Globe which was / is a...

a) Roman Amphitheatre

b) Sports stadium

c) London Theatre

14. When was it built? What happened to it throughout time?

15. Who said "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo?"

16. When was this theatre play written?

17. What's a monologue?

18. And a soliloquy?

19. Where are the following quotes from?

a) "All the world's a stage,

And all the men and women merely players"

b) "To be or not to be, that is the question"

c) "All that glisters is not gold"

d) "How poor are they that have no patience!

e) "Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have have

greatness thrust upon 'em"

f) "Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears"

20. Final assignment: Summarise the info you've managed to compile and produce a text. Don't

Don’t forget to include your opinion on "Shakespeare pelas Barbas" (2nd link)

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