Biographical Background

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1 Name: Hour: William Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt Directions: Before we begin our unit on Romeo and Juliet, complete this scavenger hunt to learn more about the author, William Shakespeare, his works, and the era he lived in. As you visit each site, read the information carefully (as well as the directions on this worksheet) and answer the corresponding questions. To begin: Access our class website and click on Scavenger Hunt under the Course Documents tab. There will be 5 links listed; each one corresponds to a section of the hunt worksheet (i.e. For the questions under the section titled, Biographical Background, click the link that reads Biographical Background). Good luck and have fun! Biographical Background 1. What are the only 2 primary sources for information on Shakespeare? a. b. 2. Where and when (allegedly) was he born? 3. Whom did he marry? How old were they when they got married? 4. What were their 3 children s names? Which child died, and at what age? 5. Scroll down a few paragraphs to The Globe link and click on it. Shakespeare helped establish The Globe Theatre. a. In what city was it located? b. What happened to the Globe Theatre in 1613, and how did it happen? 6. Hit the back arrow to return to the biography information. When did Shakespeare (allegedly) die?

2 7. What is Shakespeare s legacy, and for how long has it endured? Life in Elizabethan England 8. Click on Services and Occupations and answer the following: a. Who made and sold arrows? b. What would you get from the apothecary? c. Who would you go to if you needed dental work? d. In your own household, your Nurse would do what? 9. Click the back arrow, then click on Masters & Servants: a. A female servant was a maid; what was a male servant called? b. In Romeo & Juliet, Benvolio refers to Romeo s male servant as 10. Click the back arrow, then click on The City of London. Read the 3 paragraphs describing London. Pick out 4 of your favorite grotesque details and write them here. Make sure you have 1 from each paragraph. a. b. c. d.

3 Shakespearean Plays and Sonnets 11. Click on William Shakespeare Plays. Shakespeare s plays fell into one of three themes. Scroll down to find the themes. Write the name of each theme and the number of plays for that theme, as well as one play from the category. Theme Number of Plays Play from this Theme a. Under which theme is Romeo & Juliet listed? b. Scroll back to the top of the page and click on Shakespeare Quotes. Scroll down and click on William Shakespeare Famous quotes from Romeo and Juliet. Find and read through the 10 Famous Quotes from the play, then copy your favorite here. Use correct spelling and punctuation, and note the act and scene from which the quote is taken. 12. Hit the back arrow and click on Shakespeare Sonnets at the top of the page. How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

4 13. Scroll down to Sonnet 18. Read it and fill in the blanks. Spelling and punctuation may look strange, but copy it exactly! Shall I compare thee to a summer s? Thou art more lovely and more : Rough winds do shake the darling buds of, And summer's lease hath all too short a : Sometime too hot the eye of heaven, And often is his goldcomplexion ; And every fair from fair sometime, By chance or nature's changing course ; But thy eternal summer shall not Nor lose possession of that fair thou ; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his, When in eternal lines to time thou : So long as men can breathe or eyes can, So long lives this and this gives life to. 14. How many lines are in a sonnet? 15. What is the rhyme scheme? The Bubonic Plague 16. Answer the following about the Bubonic Plague: a. The Bubonic Plague was also known as the. b. List 2+ things that were done to families and their houses if someone caught the virus: ( The Picture Depicting Life paragraph)

5 c. Since no one could leave the house if a family member was sick, how did they get food? ( Role of the Watchmen paragraph) d. What was the main way the disease spread? e. Scroll down to Information about the Closure of the Elizabethan Globe Theatre. What forced the Theatre to close three times, in 1593, 1603, and 1608? Shakespeare Illustrated 17. Click on Shakespeare Illustrated, then click on The Plays, and then click on Romeo and Juliet. Check out several of the illustrations, and print your favorite one. Staple the print to the back of this scavenger hunt. When all the questions are answered and your illustration is printed, please turn in your scavenger hunt. If you are not finished, you may finish it for homework and bring it to class tomorrow.