Question

William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, in England. His
father, John, was a glove-maker. His mother, Mary, was a farmer's daughter. He had two older
sisters, two younger sisters and three younger brothers.
William probably studied Latin, Greek and history, and left school when he was 14
or 15. Three years later he married Anne Hathaway. They had a daughter called Susanna and
twins named Judith and Hamnet. Sometime before 1590 he left Stratford and went to London,
the capital city of England.
London's first theatre opened in 1576. Shakespeare worked in London as an actor
and then started writing plays too. In 1593 the plague, a terrible disease, killed thousands of
people and theatres were closed. During this time William started to write poems instead of
plays. His short poems are called sonnets.
Shakespeare helped build a new theatre called The Globe. It opened in 1599. It was
round and had space for 3,000 people. At The Globe some people stood in front of the stage and
others had seats. The audience shouted, clapped, booed and laughed while they watched plays.
Musicians created special noises to make the plays more exciting and they had a cannon to
make big bangs! No women acted in Shakespeare's time: men and boys played all the parts.
Shakespeare wrote comedies with happy endings, like A Midsummer Night's Dream.
He wrote tragedies which had sad endings, like Romeo and Juliet. His history plays are about
kings and queens, like Henry V. Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, maybe more. He loved language
and invented new words and expressions that we still use today.
William became rich and famous. He had houses in London and in Stratford. He
died when he was 52 on 23 April 1616. His plays and poetry were very popular 400 years ago
and they are still popular today. People all over the world love his work because he wrote
wonderful stories about very interesting people.
1. Where was William Shakespeare born?
2. Where did he work in London?
3. Describe the Globe theatre (2-3
sentences)
4. What kind of plays did William Shakespeare write? Name them.
4 points
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Answer 1

Ответ:

1. William Shakespeare born in 1564

2.Shakespeare worked in London as an actor

3.he helped build this theater. At The Globe some people stood in front of the stage and

others had seats.

4.Shakespeare wrote comedies with happy endings, like A Midsummer Night's Dream.

He wrote tragedies which had sad endings, like Romeo and Juliet. His history plays are about

kings and queens, like Henry V. Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, maybe more.