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- 2. Earl of Essex – The Earl of _________criticized the Lord Burgely and was executed by Queen Elizabeth.
- 3. the King after Queen Elizabeth’s death
- 5. Thomas _________ Judith’s husband
- 6. __________ Burbage played the hero in many of Shakespeare’s plays.
- 8. Will ________ was a comic actor who played Falstaff
- 14. Richard II is a about a man who has little ________ ability who becomes king.
- 16. the name of Shakespeare’s first daughter
- 19. Lord _________ Strange was the patron of the first theater Shakespeare worked for
- 21. a disease which killed one in five people in Shakespeare’s time
- 22. The Merry Wives of _________.
- 26. the town where Shakespeare was born.
- 27. King ________is about a king with three daughters who demands they prove their love for him.
- 28. _________Shakespeare was Shakespeare’s father.
- 29. John __________ helped Shakespeare write Henry VIII.
- 31. Anne _______ was Shakespeare’s wife
- 32. The villain in The Merchant of Venice who cuts another character with a knife according to a contract.
- 34. The Earl of __________ was a supporter of Shakespeare and rumored lover
- 36. James _________ was the owner of the first real theater in London.
- 37. Ann _______ Queen Elizabeth’s mother.
- 39. A play in which the style changes halfway through. The first half was probably written by another writer.
- 40. Jane _________ was King Edward’s mother
- 41. A play about a Moroccan King who is convinced his Venetian wife has betrayed him.
- 42. The _________ is a play in which the problem of time is solved by having a father explain how they arrived sixteen years earlier on the island.
- 44. A play about a Scottish King who is a villain. In the end he loses his friends and the knowledge that his is admired.
- 46. Edward ________ was a star in Marlowe’s plays
- 47. The Winter’s ________ is a play about a king who sends his wife to be executed and her child to die in a forest.
- 48. Julius ______ is a tragedy about a Roman ruler.
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- 1. Taming of the ________ is a play is about a “bad-tempered” woman who does not obey her husband.
- 3. Shakespeare’s twin who was a girl
- 4. ________ the VIII was King of England from 1509-1547.
- 7. This is a political play which compares the attitudes of different social classes.
- 9. A Comedy of __________ is play is about two men who arrive in the a town in which each of their twin brothers live.
- 10. Much Ado about ________ features a comic policeman named Dogberry from Shakespeare’s childhood.
- 11. Dr. John _________Susanna’s husband
- 12. In As You Like It is the character named _________ announces that they have arrived at the forest of Arden.
- 13. Robert _________ was a dramatist who criticized Shakespeare before he died.
- 15. Christopher __________ was a dramatist who was about the same age as Shakespeare.
- 17. The Merry Wives of Windsor was written to celebrate a wedding.
- 18. Romeo and _________ is a tragedy about two young lovers from rival families.
- 20. Anthony and __________ is play is a tragedy about an Egyptian Queen and King who are the most famous lovers in history.
- 23. This is a part played by Will Kempe in Henry IV Parts I and II.
- 24. Mary _______ was Shakespeare’s mother
- 25. Ben ________ was Shakespeare’s childhood friend and rival.
- 30. what Shakespeare’s father made
- 33. Corpus ________ is a Catholic celebration.
- 35. A __________ Night’s Dream is a comedy comprised of three stories which contains a number of jokes about his friends.
- 38. Love’s Labor’s ________This play portrays a real meeting between the King of Navarre and the King of France.
- 43. Shakespeare’s twin who was a boy
- 45. Probably Shakespeare’s greatest play. It’s about a prince who wants to avenge the death of his father.
- 46. Venus and ________ is the first poem Shakespeare wrote to Henry Wriothesely.