Shakespeare Activity
Ms Mason ENG 1D
Click here: http://www.bardweb.net/man.html
Shakespeare Resource Center: An Encapsulated Biography
1. Where do we get our information on William Shakespeare?
2. Where and when was he born? What tells us this?
3. What did his parents do?
4. What can be surmised about his education?
5. What is interesting about his marriage?
6. What was Shakespeare doing in 1594?
7. What made the Lord Chamberlain’s Men popular?
8. What evidence do we have that Shakespeare was successful?
Click here: http://www.wfu.edu/~tedforrl/shakespeare/inpics.htm
The Globe Theater: An Insider’s View
1. Read the first section titled “The Stage at the Globe”. How many doors does it have?
2. In the “Side View of the Stage” it mentions where the queen sat. Explain.
3. “The Gallery During Performance” section explains what type of roof the Globe theater had. Why is it unique?
4. After reading “The Groundling Area”, when are the plays performed? Why?
Click here: http://www.bardweb.net/globe.html
Shakespeare Resource Center: Shakespeare’s Globe
1. Who sketched the picture at the top left-hand side of screen? When?
2. Name the four major theatres in London’s Bankside District.
3. Describe the Globe’s architecture and seating capacity.
4. What caused the Globe to burn to the ground in 1613?
5. What closed down the new Globe in 1644?
6. When was it eventually rebuilt again?
Shakespeare Activity
Ms Mason ENG 1D
Click here: http://www.bardweb.net/man.html
Shakespeare Resource Center: An Encapsulated Biography
1. Where do we get our information on William?
2. Where and when was he born? What tells us this?
3. What did his parents do?
4. What can be surmised about his education?
5. What is interesting about his marriage?
6. What was Shakespeare doing in 1594?
7. What made the Lord Chamberlain’s Men popular?
8. What evidence do we have that Shakespeare was successful?
Click here: http://www.wfu.edu/~tedforrl/shakespeare/inpics.htm
The Globe Theater: An Insider’s View
1. Read the first section titled “The Stage at the Globe”. How many doors does it have?
2. In the “Side View of the Stage” it mentions where the queen sat. Explain.
3. “The Gallery During Performance” section explains what type of roof the Globe theater had. Why is it unique?
4. After reading “The Groundling Area”, when are the plays performed? Why?
Click here: http://www.bardweb.net/globe.html
Shakespeare Resource Center: Shakespeare’s Globe
1. Who sketched the picture at the top left-hand side of screen? When?
2. Name the four major theatres in London’s Bankside District.
3. Describe the Globe’s architecture and seating capacity.
4. What caused the Globe to burn to the ground in 1613?
5. What closed down the new Globe in 1644?
6. When was it eventually rebuilt again?