Shakespeare, Elizabethan Times and Romeo and Juliet
Scavenger Hunt
Shakespeare Resource Center:
1. What is traditionally celebrated as the date of William Shakespeare's birth? ________________________
2. Shakespeare married ______________________________ when she was _____ years old and he was _____ years old.
They had three children: Susanna and twins _________________ and ___________________
3. What is the generally agreed upon date of Shakespeare's death? __________________________
4. In the Shakespeare Resource Center box on the left side of this site, click on Shakespeare's Language and scroll down to Proper Elizabethan Accents. From there, click on Pronunciations and listen to how people
in Shakespeare's time would have pronounced "father", "head", and "neither." Then call over the teacher and say, "My father's head is neither large nor small in as close of an Elizabethan accent as you can mangage. Get teacher's initial's here. __________
Stratford-upon-Avon:
5. Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, about 90 miles northwest of London. Today, if you visited and stayed in town at a B & B (bed and breakfast inn)
called Avonpark House, your main course of a full English breakfast would include grilled bacon, sausage, fried eggs, __________________ and ___________________.
6. Explore the website address for Stratford above and suggest at least two tourist activities that your teacher should be sure to do while he's in Stratford for two days during Spring Break: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Shakespeare on the Net Field Trip:
7. What was the cause of the bubonic plague? How did it affect activities of people during Shakespeare's time? _______________________________________________________________________________________
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8. At the same web site, go to Shakespearean Insults and click on Shakespearean Insult Kit. Create your own Shakespearean insult using the kit and write it below (Warning: Not for use in real life!)
Your insult: Thou _____________________, _____________________, _____________________.
Romeo and Juliet:
9. Who plays Juliet in Director Baz Luhrmann's version of Romeo and Juliet and where was she born and raised?
Hint: She's a player in the theater company. ________________________________________________________________________________
10. At the same website as above, read the Elizabethan Times article titled "Nosebleed Seats Go for Big Bucks" and explain who the groudlings were: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
11. Still at the Romeo and Juliet site, read the Elizabethan Times article titled "Sex-Crossed Lovers!"
Who played the parts of women in Shakespeare's time? ______________________________________________________
When did the first woman actor appear on the English stage? _______________________________________________
ShakespeareHigh.com:
12. How many plays is Shakespeare credited with writing? _____
13. Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona, Italy. Google "Verona Italy Weather." What's the temperature in Verona right now? ____________
Photo.net ~ Juliet Statue:
14. In the play you're about to read, you'll learn why a statue of Juliet was built in Verona, Italy. To this day, lovers leave notes where? _________________________________________
15. Why did it matter that Queen Elizabeth was the ruler during most of Shakespeare's career? (Find a good site for this on your own.) __________________________________________________________________________________
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Other Internet Resources
Shakespearean
Landmarks
The Complete Works
of William Shakespeare
A Shakespeare
Timeline
A Shakespeare
Genealogy
An Encapsulated Biography
The Globe
William Shakespeare
Selected Quotes
William
Shakespeare's Theatre
The Authorship Debate
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