Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Similar to a violin (and using some of the same letters), this instrument was popular in Shakespeare's time
  2. 4. Poets and troubadors often played this instrument
  3. 7. Shakespeare was born in this country in the year 1564
  4. 8. A section of a poem made up of multiple verses
  5. 9. A single line from a poem
  6. 11. Shakespeare wrote a lot of these, and Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous
  7. 13. This relative of the piano was popular when Shakespeare was alive
  8. 16. Shakespeare wrote an entire play about taming this small, fuzzy critter
  9. 18. This theater in England is known around the world for its association with Shakespeare
  10. 20. This Shakespeare play is also a good name for a little pig
  11. 21. Shakespeare didn't use a Bic, his pen was made out of this part of a bird!
Down
  1. 1. Although we know him mostly as Shakespeare, don't forget this guy had a first name too...
  2. 3. This kind of Shakespearean play features a main character with a fatal flaw
  3. 5. This Italian word means "rebirth", and is the time period when Shakespeare was alive and writing poetry
  4. 6. To be, or ___ to be?
  5. 10. Juliet's spritely love interest
  6. 12. This kind of Shakespearean play tells a tale of the past
  7. 14. Although it looks like a flute and might be made of wood, this instrument is actually more like a trumpet
  8. 15. You probably played one in elementary school. Is it a flute, is it a whistle? Record your answer correctly!
  9. 16. Shakespeare often wrote this type of short, rhyming poetry
  10. 17. The First one of these is awfully important, you might even find a whole exhibit about it in the concert hall!
  11. 19. This kind of Shakespearean play seeks to offer a good laugh