Getting Acquainted with Shakespeare
Across
- 7. John Shakespeare's job title.
- 9. Later called the King's Men, this was Shakespeare's acting troupe.
- 11. Often the cause of the theatre closing.
- 12. Shakespeare's younger daughter.
- 13. Shakespeare's older daughter.
- 14. Shakespeare's wife.
- 17. Shakespeare's death date (number)
- 18. The reason Shakespeare's plays were ever collected and published.
- 19. Shakespeare's mother.
- 20. Shakespeare's early literary success was in writing these.
Down
- 1. Language Shakespeare would learn in London.
- 2. Highest education Shakespeare attended.
- 3. Reigning monarch who enjoyed theatre.
- 4. How Shakespeare earned money and supported his family.
- 5. Shakespeare probably earned only a few of these for the sale of his plays.
- 6. The religion that prohibited Anne from joining her husband in London.
- 8. Shakespeare's only son.
- 10. Shakespeare's birthday (number).
- 15. Shakespeare's birthplace.
- 16. Total number of plays Shakespeare wrote.