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William Shakespeare WebQuest
William Shakespeare WebQuest
For the Next 13 questions you are not given a specific website to refer
to. Use your resources to locate the answers to these questions.
PLEASE COPY AND PASTE THE EXACT WEB ADDRESS THAT YOU
USE TO ANSWER EACH QUESTION AFTER YOU HAVE
COMPLETED YOUR ANSWER.
http://www.william-shakespeare.org.uk/education-of-william-
shakespeare.htm
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?
qid=20090609230311AAvN6Wt
4) Was Anne the same age as Shakespeare when they married? If not,
was Anne older or younger? No she wasn’t she was 26 years old so she
5) What actor first played the roles of Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and
Richard III (All characters in plays written by Shakespeare)? In what
year did this famous actor pass away? It was Richard Burbage that was
the first actor to play these roles. And he died on 9-13, 1619 in London.
http://www.answers.com/topic/richard-burbage
6) Did Shakespeare ever act in any of his plays? Yes he did act in his
plays.
(from other research that I do not remember the link)
9) What was the name of Shakespeare's only son? His son name was
Hamlet.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_name_of_William_Shakespear
e's_only_son
10) How old was Hamnet when he died? He was like 11 years old, he
died in August 1596.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_William_Shakespeare's_daughter_H
amnet_die&alreadyAsked=1&rtitle=How_old_was_Hamnet_when_he_di
ed
13) In what year was this collection of plays published? What is this
collection of plays known as? It was published in 1623 and it was
known as the First Folio.
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/timeline/timeline.htm
Lastly, find a Audio version of Romeo & Juliet on your computer and cut
paste the URL below:
http://www.learnoutloud.com/Free-Audio-Video/Arts-and-
Entertainment/Full-Cast-Dramatization/Romeo-and-Juliet/29965