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1.
William Shakespeare's most popular nickname is 'The
of Avon.'
2.
The names of William and Anne Shakespeare's twins were
and Judith.
3.
Shakespeare began his successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner of a playing company originally called Lord Chamberlain's Men. It was later called the
Men.
4.
In 1597, wealthy from his partnership in the theater company, Shakespeare bought the second-largest house in Stratford. Its name was
Place.
5.
The Shakespearean tragedy that contains the famous soliloquy "To be or not to be; that is the question' is '
.'
6.
Shakespeare's verse was usually unrhymed and consisted of ten syllables to a line, spoken with a stress on every second syllable. This form of blank verse is called
.
7.
A popular 19th-century author often quoted Shakespeare and drew 25 of his titles from Shakespeare's works. His name was Charles
.
8.
The play which has been credited to Shakespeare and which has been completely lost to time is titled '
.'
9.
Shakespeare's last play was written in 1613 when he was 49 years old. Its name is 'The Two Noble
.'
10.
A king was so taken with the Bard's skill that he gave his acting company, The Lord Chamberlain's Men, a patent allowing them to perform and also made them Grooms of Chamber. This king's name was
I.
11.
The quote: 'The play 's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king' comes from the Shakespearean play '
.'
12.
The quote: 'A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!' comes from the Shakespearean play 'King
III.'
13.
The quote: 'What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet' comes from the play '
and
.'
14.
The quote: 'We are such stuff as dreams are made on, rounded with a little sleep' comes from the play 'The
.'
15.
The quote: 'The course of true love never did run smooth' comes from the play 'A
Night's Dream.'
16.
Shakespeare dedicated his long narrative poems 'Venus and Adonis' and 'The Rape of Lucrece' to the Earl of
.
17.
Some time after 1599-1600 Shakespeare turned from writing predominantly romantic comedies and history plays to tragedies. The five plays which are known as his 'great tragedies' are 'Hamlet,' 'Othello,' 'King Lear,' 'Antony and Cleopatra, and '
.'
18.
Beginning around 1608 Shakespeare wrote 4 plays, 'Pericles Prince of Tyre,' 'Cymbeline,' 'The Winter's Tale,' and 'The Tempest.' These plays are often categorized as
.
19.
In his later years, Shakespeare collaborated with another writer on the plays 'Henry VIII,' 'Cardenio,' and 'The Two Noble Kinsmen.' His name was John
.
20.
A Shakespearean play is often removed from high school libraries on the grounds of anti-Semitism. The play's name is 'The
of Venice.'
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