S. was a well known playwright, who held a stake in his acting company. Scholars believe he also played roles in his own plays. As a poet, he wrote 2 long poems and 154 sonnets.
At the age of 18, S. married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith.
S. was born, was raised and died in Stratford-upon-Avon, in Warwickshire.
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S. had three children.
S. was a playwright, poet, actor, and stakeholder in his acting company.
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S. was born in London.
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S.'s date of birth is unknown, but it is traditionally observed on 23 April, St. George's Day. He certainly died on 23 April 1616 at the age of 52.
S.'s plays are a canon of approximately 39 plays. Scholars classify S's canon according to their structure, years of composition, main themes, and style.
The word 'Bard' means poet, and S. is widely considered to be the greatest English poet and playwright.
S. was certainly born and died on the same day 23 April.
S. is often called 'The Bard of Avon', or simply 'The Bard'.
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S. wrote nearly 40 plays.
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During S.'s time plays were not supposed to be printed; however, some of S.'s plays were printed when he was still alive in a small format called "quarto".
S. is credited with coining of first recording many words and phrases that are still used today: the words manager, eyeball, downstairs, alligator; the idioms 'the world's your oyster', or 'to break the ice'.
S. attended the grammar school, where he likely learned to read, write, and study Latin.
S. invented over 1700 words, idioms and sayings that are still used in English today.
S.'s plays weren't published during his life.
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S. was illiterate.
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S. addresses a variety of themes related to universal human experiences: love and romance, ambition and power, revenge, madness and sanity, appearance and reality, fate and free will, justice and mency.
There isn't a true balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet, as the word 'balcony' never appears in the play and balconies were not common in Elizabethan England.
The first 126 of Shakespeare's sonnets are addressed to a a young man, referred to as the 'Fair Youth', and explore themes of time, beauty and love.
Themes addressed by S. in his plays are timeless.
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S. wrote love sonnets dedicated to a boy.
Romeo and Juliet contains the famous balcony scene.
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S. borrowed plots and ideas from historical texts, classical authors and contemporary plays.
S. wrote: "All the world's a stage, and all the man and women merely players"
As you like it - Act II Scene VII: The speech compares the world to a stage and life to a play.
There is no avidence that S. ever visited Italy. His knowledge of Italian cities and culture came from written sources.
S. stole ideas from texts written by a variety of authors.
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S. knew Italy well because he visited it many times.
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William Shakespeare: fact or fake?
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S. was a well known playwright, who held a stake in his acting company. Scholars believe he also played roles in his own plays. As a poet, he wrote 2 long poems and 154 sonnets.
At the age of 18, S. married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith.
S. was born, was raised and died in Stratford-upon-Avon, in Warwickshire.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
S. had three children.
S. was a playwright, poet, actor, and stakeholder in his acting company.
Title
Title
Title
S. was born in London.
Write a brief description here
Write a brief description here
Write a brief description here
S.'s date of birth is unknown, but it is traditionally observed on 23 April, St. George's Day. He certainly died on 23 April 1616 at the age of 52.
S.'s plays are a canon of approximately 39 plays. Scholars classify S's canon according to their structure, years of composition, main themes, and style.
The word 'Bard' means poet, and S. is widely considered to be the greatest English poet and playwright.
S. was certainly born and died on the same day 23 April.
S. is often called 'The Bard of Avon', or simply 'The Bard'.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
S. wrote nearly 40 plays.
Title
Title
Title
Write a brief description here
Write a brief description here
Write a brief description here
During S.'s time plays were not supposed to be printed; however, some of S.'s plays were printed when he was still alive in a small format called "quarto".
S. is credited with coining of first recording many words and phrases that are still used today: the words manager, eyeball, downstairs, alligator; the idioms 'the world's your oyster', or 'to break the ice'.
S. attended the grammar school, where he likely learned to read, write, and study Latin.
S. invented over 1700 words, idioms and sayings that are still used in English today.
S.'s plays weren't published during his life.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
S. was illiterate.
Title
Title
Title
Write a brief description here
Write a brief description here
Write a brief description here
S. addresses a variety of themes related to universal human experiences: love and romance, ambition and power, revenge, madness and sanity, appearance and reality, fate and free will, justice and mency.
There isn't a true balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet, as the word 'balcony' never appears in the play and balconies were not common in Elizabethan England.
The first 126 of Shakespeare's sonnets are addressed to a a young man, referred to as the 'Fair Youth', and explore themes of time, beauty and love.
Themes addressed by S. in his plays are timeless.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
S. wrote love sonnets dedicated to a boy.
Romeo and Juliet contains the famous balcony scene.
Title
Title
Title
Write a brief description here
Write a brief description here
Write a brief description here
S. borrowed plots and ideas from historical texts, classical authors and contemporary plays.
S. wrote: "All the world's a stage, and all the man and women merely players"
As you like it - Act II Scene VII: The speech compares the world to a stage and life to a play.
There is no avidence that S. ever visited Italy. His knowledge of Italian cities and culture came from written sources.
S. stole ideas from texts written by a variety of authors.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
S. knew Italy well because he visited it many times.
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