This bingo card has a free space and 50 words: Shakespeare was born in 1564., He died in 1616., He lived over 400 years ago!, He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England., His father was a glove-maker named John Shakespeare., His mother’s name was Mary Arden., He was the third of eight children., He married Anne Hathaway., Anne Hathaway was 8 years older than him., He married her when he was 18., They had three children., His oldest daughter was named Susanna., He had twins named Hamnet and Judith., Hamnet died when he was only 11., Shakespeare moved to London to become a playwright., He helped build the Globe Theatre., The Globe Theatre was round and open to the sky., Plays at the Globe had no microphones or lights!, People called the cheapest audience members “groundlings.”, Women weren’t allowed to act on stage in his time., Boys played the parts of women!, He wrote about 37 plays., He also wrote 154 sonnets., He wrote comedies, tragedies, and histories., Romeo and Juliet is one of his most famous plays., The story takes place in Verona, Italy., It’s about two young lovers from feuding families., The opening scene includes a street fight!, The “Prologue” tells us what will happen in the play., The play explores love, fate, and family conflict., One theme is how hatred destroys love., Another theme is how young people challenge tradition., “Two households, both alike in dignity…” begins the play., “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life” comes next., “My only love sprung from my only hate!” shows Juliet’s shock., “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose…” is about identity., “Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow.”, “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?” means “Why are you Romeo?”, Shakespeare invented over 1,700 English words!, Words like “lonely” and “eyeball” come from him., He often used iambic pentameter, a rhythmic pattern., He wrote for both commoners and royalty., Queen Elizabeth I loved his plays., Later, King James I became his patron., The company he worked for was called The King’s Men., The Globe Theatre burned down in 1613., It was rebuilt later near the same spot., His plays were first collected in a book called the First Folio., Shakespeare is buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford. and His tombstone has a curse warning people not to move his bones!.
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