William Shakespeare WebQuest

The World of William Shakespeare and details of his biography have

fascinated people for centuries. The questions and mysteries, which
surround William Shakespeare, the Great Stratford playwright and his
biography, life, times and works (including his plays, sonnets and
poems), are legion:

Use the following website to answer the questions on page 1 of this

WebQuest http://www.william-shakespeare.info/site-map.htm

Go to the Play Chronology Section to answer the next 5

questions.
▪ How many plays did William Shakespeare write?
▪ 37 Plays
▪ Is the chronology of Shakespeare’s plays exact?
▪ No
▪ Why or why not?
▪ Because it is out of order.
▪ What 5 processes did they use to try and piece together the
chronology of Shakespeare’s plays?

Go to the Sonnets Section to answer the next 4 questions.

▪ In what year was “Romeo and Juliet” first performed?
▪ 1594-1595
▪ What is a sonnet? See the Sonnets section
▪ 14 line lyric poems traditionally written in iambic pentameter.
▪ What is iambic pentameter? Provide a literary example of iambic
pentameter.
▪ That is, in lines ten syllables long, with accents falling on every
second syllable. "Shall compare thee to a summer's day?"
▪ How many sonnets did William Shakespeare write? See the
Sonnets section
▪ 154 sonnets
▪ What are Shakespeare’s 5 most popular sonnets? See sonnets
section
126 William Shakespeare Sonnet - O thou my lovely boy

130 William Shakespeare Sonnet - My Mistress' eyes

029 William Shakespeare Sonnet - When in disgrace with

fortune

116 William Shakespeare Sonnet - Let me not to the marriage

Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: TOLERANCE
Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”

Mr. M. Pryor, Facilitator Willingness to recognize &

respect the beliefs or practices of
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator William Shakespeare WebQuest
of true minds

18 William Shakespeare Sonnet - Shall I compare thee to a

Summer's day?

Go to William Shakespeare Biography section to answer the

next 4 questions.

 What are 3 known facts about William Shakespeare the great

Stratford Bard?

 List 3 facts that are known about the Elizabethan Stratford

Playwright and his family?
 What exactly was the 'First Folio'? Is Shakespeare's picture an
accurate portrait?
 List 2 reasons why there is so much controversy about the
biography of the playwright (William Shakespeare)?

Go to the Black Death and Bubonic Plague section

 Were those who contracted the Bubonic Plague or Black Death

allowed outside of their house? Why or why not?
 Who were the Watchmen and what was their job?
 How did those who had the Bubonic Plague or Black Death eat?
 How did people get the Bubonic Plague or Black Death?
 In 1563, in London, how many people died of the Bubonic Plague?

SHAKESPEARE WEBQUEST CHALLENGE

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.

1) Did William Shakespeare attend a University? If so, which one?

-No
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Did_William_Shakespeare_go_to_university
Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: TOLERANCE
Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”

Mr. M. Pryor, Facilitator Willingness to recognize &

respect the beliefs or practices of
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator William Shakespeare WebQuest
2) What is Shakespeare's shortest play? How many lines does it have?
-Comedy of Errors and it has 1787 lines.
http://www.shakespearelinecount.com/the-comedy-of-errors-characters
3) What was the name of Shakespeare's wife? How old was
Shakespeare when they got married?
-Anne Hathaway and he was 18.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare#Early_life
4) Was Anne the same age as Shakespeare when they married? If not,
was Anne older or younger?
No, Anne was 8 years older.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare#Early_life

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?

6) Did Shakespeare ever act in any of his plays? If so, list 2.

7) Which role is Shakespeare said to have played in the original

production of Hamlet?
-Hamlet
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_role_in_Hamlet_did_Shakespeare_prob
ably_play
8) How many of Shakespeare's original manuscripts have survived?
Why?
-0
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-plays.htm
9) What was the name of Shakespeare's only son?
-Hamnet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare
10) How old was Hamnet when he died?
-11
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare
11) How many of Shakespeare's plays were published during his
lifetime? Why?
-0 Because he apparently wrote them to only be performed.
http://www.usefultrivia.com/literary_trivia/shakespeare_trivia_010a.htm
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12) Name the two men who ended up gathering some of
Shakespeare’s plays to be published. How many plays did they
publish?
-Henry Condell and John Heminge.36
http://www.usefultrivia.com/literary_trivia/shakespeare_trivia_010a.htm
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13) In what year was this collection of plays published? What is this
Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: TOLERANCE
Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”

Mr. M. Pryor, Facilitator Willingness to recognize &

respect the beliefs or practices of
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator William Shakespeare WebQuest
collection of plays known as?
-1623 and they were known as the first Folio.
http://www.usefultrivia.com/literary_trivia/shakespeare_trivia_010a.htm
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14) List 4 interesting facts you learned about William Shakespeare
during this WebQuest, which you did not write about in the answers to
your WebQuest questions.
-Shakespeare put a curse on anyone daring to move his body from that
final resting place.
-Suicide occurs in 13 unlucky plays of his.
-Shakespeare performed in front of Queen Elizabeth I.
-Shakespeare has 15 million pages referring to him on google.
Lastly, find a Audio version of Romeo & Juliet on your computer and cut
paste the URL below:
http://freeclassicaudiobooks.com/audiobooks/Romeo/mp3/Romeo_and_
Juliet_Act_5_32kb.mp3

Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: TOLERANCE

Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”

Mr. M. Pryor, Facilitator Willingness to recognize &

respect the beliefs or practices of
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator William Shakespeare WebQuest