Shakespeare Background Info

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Across
  1. 2. Shakespeare was born here (but more importantly, Ms. Przybylski has an embarrassing picture here from 2012)
  2. 5. Cue the heart eyes emoji… A comedy usually ends in this
  3. 6. Move over May flowers… this is Shakespeare’s birth month
  4. 9. There is a debate over Shakespeare’s _______, AKA whether or not he is the real deal
  5. 11. This is the name of the Amanda Bynes movie based on Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night
  6. 13. “Rebirth” or the time period Shakespeare wrote in
  7. 15. Billy is a Jack of all trades! In addition to plays, he also wrote 154 of these
  8. 16. By law, _____ were not allowed to act in Elizabethan era theater
  9. 17. Pretty ironic that the day that Shakespeare died was also his _____
Down
  1. 1. Nickname for people who saw plays at the Shakespeare’s theater and stood in the “cheap seats”
  2. 3. RIP! A tragedy usually ends in this
  3. 4. Shakespeare’s age when he got married (better start getting ready!)
  4. 5. The last name of one person THOUGHT to have written Shakespeare’s plays. But he might have also faked his own death… so…
  5. 7. The roof! The roof! The roof is on fire! What caused it at Shakespeare’s Theater?
  6. 8. “No worries” if you think reading Shakespeare is hard, some people believe this Disney movie is based on the play Hamlet.
  7. 10. How sad! This is the style of play that Romeo and Juliet is
  8. 12. The last name of Shakespeare’s wife or the girl from Princess Diaries
  9. 14. A round map or where Shakespeare’s plays were performed
  10. 15. Bring your rain coats! In the cheap seats at Shakespeare’s theater, you might experience some of this