Othello Background Info Przybylski

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  1. 5. Crazy that a man who wrote 38 plays was the son of a very humble ________ (bet he was popular in winter! Brrr!)
  2. 7. Move over May flowers… this is Shakespeare’s birth month
  3. 9. RIP! A tragedy usually ends in this
  4. 10. The last name of one person THOUGHT to have written Shakespeare’s plays. But he might have also faked his own death… so…
  5. 12. There is a debate over Shakespeare’s _______, AKA whether or not he is the real deal
  6. 13. “Rebirth” or the time period Shakespeare wrote in
  7. 14. By law, _____ were not allowed to act in Elizabethan era theater
  8. 15. Bring your rain coats! In the cheap seats at Shakespeare’s theater, you might experience some of this
Down
  1. 1. Nickname for people who saw plays at the Shakespeare’s theater and stood in the “cheap seats”
  2. 2. The title of a great Kendrick Lamar song… or what most tragedies lack. According to this principle, the good guys get rewarded and the bad guys get punished… but not in a tragedy!
  3. 3. The last name of Shakespeare’s wife or the girl from Princess Diaries
  4. 4. How sad! This is the style of play that Othello is
  5. 5. A round map or where Shakespeare’s plays were performed
  6. 6. Shakespeare’s age when he got married (better start getting ready!)
  7. 8. Pretty ironic that the day that Shakespeare died was also his _____
  8. 10. Cue the heart eyes emoji… A comedy usually ends in this
  9. 11. “No worries” if you think reading Shakespeare is hard, some people believe this Disney movie is based on the play Hamlet.