1. The Life and Works of
William Shakespeare
After watching the video, try to answer the following questions (the
answers are all in the video):
When was Shakespeare born? ________________________________
What were his parents’ names?______________________________
Where was he from? ______________________________________
What kind(s) of works did he write (Novels, scientific books, poems,
plays, Etc.)
______________________________________________________
When did he get married? __________________________________
What was his wife’s name? __________________________________
Write some titles of Shakespeare’s works:_____________________
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When did he die? _________________________________________

2. The English writer and poet William Shakespeare is
considered the greatest playwright of all time. Unfortunately,
we don’t know many details about his biography.
There are no portraits, pictures or drawings of Shakespeare
while he was still alive. Shakespeare married at 18 and wrote
his first known play when he was 25 years old; he also acted
in some of the plays.
Shakespeare only finished grammar school and never studied
in the university.
There are over 80 different translations of his plays and
poems. The number of translations of Shakespeare’s works all
over the world is second only to the Bible.
More than 25,000 different words are used in the works of
Shakespeare, including many that he created. Most people use
only 2,000 or 2,500 words in speaking and writing: so,
Shakespeare used ten times the normal amount of words!
Here are some words created by Shakespeare and still used in today’s English:
Alligator, bedroom, dawn, downstairs, upstairs …….
A really surprising fact: the great writer’s wife and children were all illiterate!
The Globe Theatre
This is the Globe Theatre, London. It’s a modern reconstruction of
the ancient theatre where Shakespeare’s company acted.
Unfortunately, a fire destroyed the original theatre in the 17th century.
The new Globe Theatre was opened to public in 1997.
Macbeth
Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare wrote three
types of plays; histories, comedies and tragedies, and Macbeth is the
shortest Shakespeare’s tragedy. He wrote it between 1603 and 1607,
during the reign of King James I of England.
Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays, and is often acted
in theatres and movies. There are several comic books, novels and
movies based on the story of the play.