Women In Shakespeare's Time | Facts About Shakespeare & His Wife | Shakespeare's Children | Shakespeare's Writing | Shakespeare & His Language |
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False: The possessions went to the first born son
True of False
After the husband died his possessions went to the wife. |
Anne Hathaway
Who did Shakespeare marry?
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The families first child
Who was Susana?
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These are the 3 standard Classifications of Shakespearian plays
What are Tragedies, Comedies, and Historical's?
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SHAKESPEARE!
Who is/was the world most famous poet?
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To his brother or male family member
If the husband did not have a first born son, where did his possessions go after his death?To his brother or male family member
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Anne was 26 and he was 18
How old was Anne when she married Shakespeare and how old was he?
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These were the names of Shakespeare's twins
Who was Judith and Hamnet?
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Yes but it is not always included as a genre
Is Romance a standard classification of Shakespear's plays?
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Olde, Middle, and Modern English
What are the three types of English?
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14-15-16 or sometimes 17
What age(s) were women married at?
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It was extremely rare for the women to be older then the men in a marriage
In a marriage, was it uncommon for the women to be older then the men? (Like in Shakespeare's case)
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Age of Hamnet when he died
What child was 11 years old?
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In the classification, there is a high body count
What are tragedies?
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Beowulf: Olde English
Chaucer: Middle english Shakespeare: Modern English
Who is credited for transforming Olde, Middle, and Modern English?
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Expandable
Men were considered most important, but what were women considered as?
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3 children: Susana, Judith, Hamnet
How many children did Shakespeare have, and what were there names?
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Due to his son, Hamnets death
Why did Shakespeare begin writing tragedies?
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This is a famous Shakespearean tragedy
What genre is Hamlet?
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Yes
Was Shakespeare part of the foundation of British Literature?
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Due to the lack of knowledge about sanitation
Why would a lot of women die during child birth?
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Hamnet, age 11, consumption (tuberculoses), influenza, or the plague (Black Death).
Which one of his children dies, and at what age?
Also what are three proposed ways this child could have died? |
Diseases in which people say Hamnet may have died
What is influenza or The Plague?
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The King Shakespeare bases "Hamlet" on
Who is Danish King Hamlet?
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1500s to present day
The time period for Olde English was 1,000 a.d. and Middle English was 1300s, but what was the time period for Modern English?
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