William Shakespeare was born in what year and where?

April 23rd 1564 (kay xvii) Stratford-upon-avon (thrasher 11)

What date do we recognize as his birthday? Why?

It was customary for parents to baptize there children 3 days after birth (thrasher 14)

What was important about Stratford-upon-Avon in the 16th century?

It was meeting place of many roads and rivers (ackroyd 9)

Name 2 acting companies that Shakespeare was associated with.

The queens men, the lord chamberlin men (thrasher 24)

What is the probable year that Romeo and Juliet was written?

1599 (kay xix)

What day and year did Shakespeare die? Why is this an interesting date? How old was Shakespeare when he died? Died april 23rd 1616. (kay xviii) He died on his birthday at age 52

William Shakespeare. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.

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William Shakespeare. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.

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William Shakespeare. Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.

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