Shakespeare 400
23rd April 2016 will be the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. Many people will be marking it with special activities, so look out for something going on around you or use the excuse to explore some of the activities below!
Who Was William Shakespeare?
William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest ever English writers. Some of Shakespeare’s better known plays include ‘Romeo & Juliet’, ‘Hamlet’ and ‘Much Ado About Nothing’.
Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 before moving to London to become an actor at age 21. Shakespeare wrote different genres of plays throughout his career, starting out mainly with comedies and histories before moving on to tragedies as he grew older.
In 1599, along with some fellow actors, Shakespeare built a theatre on the South Bank of the River Thames which he named ‘The Globe’. It was here that many of his plays were performed. Today, visitors to London can still watch Shakespeare plays at the restored Globe Theatre.
William Shakespeare was a very well-known character in Tudor England. It is thought that Elizabeth I was a fan of his plays.
The original Globe Theatre
Fun fact: William Shakespeare was the only member of his family that could read or write!
"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
A.Make 10 questions for the underlined part of the Shakespeare text above.
B.Write an article for a magazine about the 23rd of April. Ideas:
1.What's your experinece about books and reading?
2.Explain Saint George's day celebration and legend?
3. Write about a book that you liked in particular.
100 words---------------B1 level
140 words---------------B2 level
240 words---------------C1 level
Here is a link with a quiz about Cervantes and Shakespeare
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