Want to know about the Shakespeare? (exercise)
Shakespeare is one of the prominent figures in arts. He is not only a good poet but also a wonderful playwright. There are numerous works of this man such as Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Hamlet, and many more.
Want to know about the Shakespeare?
Match titles (A-I) with the paragraphs (1-9) below
| Title | Paragraph | |
| Early life | A | |
| Death of Shakespeare | B | |
| William Arden | C | |
| Cardenio | D | |
| Globe Theaters | E | |
| Anne Hathaway | F | |
| Picture of Shakespeare | G | |
| John Shakespeare | H | |
| Actor | I | |
Birthplace
1. William Shakespeare was born April 26th 1564. This date actually is the not the date when he was born. It was the date when this man was baptized. No one knows the date of his birth. Some people speculate that his birthday is one 23rd April since kids commonly will be baptized three days after they have born.
2. The name of Shakespeare’s father is John Shakespeare. He was a money lender. This man went to court because he lent the money for his customers with the high rate interest ranging from 20 per cent up to 25 per cent.
3. The third point of Shakespeare facts is about his wife. Her name is Anne Hathaway. When the couple got married, she had been pregnant for about 3 months. Shakespeare was 18 years old when he married the 26-year-old Anne.
Family Tree
4. The famous playwright passed away on 23rd April 1616. All of this wonderful works come into public after his death. However, people in the world like the scientists and politicians believe that Shakespeare did not write the play. The distrust of the people is based on the fact that all of the members in Shakespeare’s family were illiterate.
5. If you are a fan of Shakespeare works, you must read all of his works. The work of Shakespeare called as Cardenio is not recorded. No one knows the story on this work.
6. The next point of Shakespeare facts tells us about the profession on this man. If you think that he is only a playwright and poet, you are totally incorrect. This notorious man also worked as the actor. He performed his own play on stage.
7. William Arden is a family of Shakespeare from the behalf of his mother. This man was executed since he made trouble with the Queen Elizabeth I.
8. It seems that Shakespeare is successful person. This man and his company constructed 2 Globe Theaters. In 1601, he and his actors of Globe Theaters were accused with the Essex Rebellion.
9. If you want to know the picture of Shakespeare, you can search it on the internet. Actually no one knows the exact face of this man. There is no picture of him when he was alive. It seems that people only guess.
