Week 1 & 2 Notes

True or False: Benvolio is Hot-headed and is aggressive. He hates Capulets passionately.

• True

• False

William Shakespeare was born April 23rd, 1564 in _______

Shakespeare started a new theater company called _________

What character asks Capulet for Juliet's hand in marriage.

Name of the City where Romeo & Juliet takes place

What are the ages of Romeo & Juliet when they first appear in the play?

• Juliet is 13

  Romeo is 18

• Juliet is 13

  Romeo is 17

• Juliet is 14

  Romeo is 17

• Juliet is 14

  Romeo is 18

What 3 characters are not part of the Capulets or Montagues?

• Mercutio

  Friar Lawrence

  Paris

• Abram

  Mercutio

  Tybalt

• Tybalt

  Friar John

  Mercutio

• Nurse

  Friar Lawrence

  Paris

Between 1595 and 1611, William Shakespeare wrote ______ plays and hundreds of Sonnets and other poems.

• 39

• 37

• 43

• 45

What category of plays did Shakespeare write?

• Tragedies

• Comedies

• Histories

• All of These Are Correct

Records reveal that Shakespeare died on April 23rd, ____________

• 1567

• 1632

• 1616

• 1679