Shakespeare - Two Truths and a Lie!

Two of these are true facts about William Shakespeare; one is a lie. What is the lie?

• His dad was a glovemaker!

• He had 7 siblings!

• He is buried in Rhode Island!

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Two of these are true facts about William Shakespeare; one is a lie. What is the lie?

• He lived in two different centuries!

• He was born in Scotland!

• He acted in his own plays!

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Two of these are true facts about William Shakespeare; one is a lie. What is the lie?

• He died on his birthday! Poor guy!

• He wrote 37 plays!

• He had 10 kids of his own!

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Two of these are true facts about William Shakespeare; one is a lie. What is the lie?

• He died at 36! Poor guy!

• Was wealthy during his lifetime! $weet!

• He left more to his children after he died, rather than to his wife! Poor gal!

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Two of these are true facts about William Shakespeare; one is a lie. What is the lie?

• He put a curse on his own grave!

• He married a younger woman!

• He was Catholic!

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Two of these are true facts about William Shakespeare; one is a lie. What is the lie?

• He named his son Hamlet, after the play!

• He included at least 13 suicides in his plays!

• He only started writing poetry because of the plague in Europe that closed down theaters!

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Two of these are true facts about William Shakespeare; one is a lie. What is the lie?

• Some say Shakespeare did not write his own plays!

• West Side Story is based on Romeo and Juliet!

• He attended university in London, England!

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Two of these are true facts about William Shakespeare; one is a lie. What is the lie?

• He was 6' 11" tall!

• His plays were never published in his lifetime!

• Some critics of the day did not like his plays!

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Two of these are true facts about William Shakespeare; one is a lie. What is the lie?

• He wrote only plays that were comedies!

• He created over 3,000 words that are still in the dictionary today!

• Only men were allowed to act on stage during his time!

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Two of these are true facts about William Shakespeare; one is a lie. What is the lie?

• All of his comedies end in weddings!

• He wrote his first play at age 12!

• The Globe Theater was accidentally burned down because of special effects in a play!

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