Born on ___. Died on ____. | April 23, 1564…… April 23, 1616 |
Grew up in ____. | Stratford Upon Avon |
He left school by ____. | The age of 15 |
At the age of ____, he married _____. | 18Anne Hathaway |
Life divided into 3 sections. | First 20 years-Growing up in Stratford, schooling, marriageTHE DARK YEARSThe next 25 years-An actor and playwright in London, England (mostly away from family)The last 5 years-Back in Stratford for retirement |
He and Anna had 3 children. | Susanna, Judith, Hamnet |
____ died at age _____ due to the _____. | Hamnet11Bubonic Plague |
The plague was ravaging London. Public theaters were closed in ____ for ____ years. | 15922 |
He become a partner in the globe theatere built in _____. It burned down in ______. | 15991613 |
His works include ____ sonnets, ____ epic book length poems, and ____ plays. | 154238 |
Theseus | Ruler of Athens |
Hypollyta | Queen of the Amazons. Recently defeated by Theseus and now engaged to him. |
Philosptrate | Their servant. |
Lysander | A young man of Athens, in love with Hermia |
Hermia | A young noblewoman of Athens, in love with Lysander |
Demetrius | A young nobleman of Athens; once in love with Helena, but now in love with Hermia |
Helena | Hermia’s friend, still in love with Demetrius |
Egeus | Hermia’s father, who wishes her to wed Demetrius |
Oberom | Jealous king of the fairies |
Titania | Proud queen of the fairies |
Puck (Robin Goodfellow) | Shapechanging fairy and mischief-maker , servant to Oberon |
Fairy | Nameless fairy that meets with Puck (; could be played by one of the other fairies if desired) |
Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth, and Mustardseed | Fairies, attendants to Titania; come on stage with her in most scenes. |
Nick Bottom | Weaver, overconfident actor who plays Pyramus. |
Peter Quince | Carpenter, director of their play, plays the Prologue. |
Francis Flute | Bellows-mender, plays Thisbe. |
Robin Starveling | Tailor, plays Moonshine. |
Tom Snout | Tinker, plays Wall |
Snug | Joiner, plays the lion. |
Shakespeare Facts / Midsummer Night’s Dream Characters
August 6, 2019