Shakespeare Background Crossword

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  1. 2. what era was Shakespeare a part of?
  2. 5. What name is still popular today and was first found in Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice?
  3. 7. The movie She’s the Man is a modern adaptation of what Shakespeare play (no spaces; two words)?
  4. 9. Shakespeare’s exact _________ is unknown.
  5. 12. Where was Shakespeare’s theatre?
  6. 13. Being called a “shrew” is an insult to ________.
  7. 14. Name of Shakespeare’s son.
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  1. 1. The country Shakespeare was from (no spaces; two words).
  2. 2. At what age did Shakespeare’s son die?
  3. 3. People paid just a penny to stand and watch Shakespeare performances in an area called “________,” (no space; two words).
  4. 4. The genre of The Taming of the Shrew is Romantic _______.
  5. 6. Shakespeare died on _______ 23rd, 1616.
  6. 8. The name of his company’s theatre (no spaces; two words).
  7. 10. Shakespeare married Anne _________.
  8. 11. Shakespeare wrote 154 _______.