M Shakespeare

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Shakespeare and his world

- What are the most important dates in his

life? Why?
- Where did he live? What was his daily
life like?
- Are there any unknown facts or unsolved
Shakespeare’s biography
secrets?
- What genres of books did he cover?
- What are his most important works?
- Are there any rumors about the
authorship?
- Why is this period called the Elizabethan
Age?
- What were the basic structures of politics
Shakespeare’s age
and society?
- What role did the monarch play in
Shakespeare’s life?
- What did theater look like in that age?
- In what ways was it different to today’s
Shakespeare’s theater stage?
- What role did a playwright have in that
era?
- What is the chain of being?
- What did the wheel of fortune mean for
the common man?
Shakespeare’s world view
- What is the idea of humors about?
- What was the people’s attitude towards
supernatural appearances?

Internet links:

www.Shakespeare.com
www.Shakespeare-online.com
www.luminarium.org/renlit/aliza.htm

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