William Shakespeare Background

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  1. 2. The last name of the writer who was thought to have possibly written Shakespeare's plays; he also faked his own death, so...
  2. 6. The last name of Shakespeare's wife
  3. 9. Shakespeare's gravesight is not marked with his name; rather, the inscription reads "Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And cursed be he that moves my _______."
  4. 10. Shakespeare was born in ______ Upon Avon; he did not move to London until he was 28.
  5. 11. The time period during which Shakespeare wrote his plays; this period is also known as a time of "rebirth."
  6. 14. Shakespeare's tragedies all ended in ____.
  7. 15. The name of the Disney movie based on Shakespeare's tragedy, Hamlet
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  1. 1. The name of Shakespeare's only son; sadly, he died in childhood at the age of 11.
  2. 3. It's ironic that the day that Shakespeare died was also his _____.
  3. 4. This is the name of the Amanda Bynes movie based on Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night.
  4. 5. The members of the audience who sat closest to the stage were called _____.
  5. 7. Shakespeare is credited with creating over 3000 of these! Wow!
  6. 8. Shakespeare's comedies typically ended with a ______.
  7. 10. The type of poem that Shakespeare wrote; he wrote 154 of these poems in total.
  8. 12. Shakespeare was ________ years old when he got married.
  9. 13. The name of Shakespeare's theatre in London.