1- INVESTIGATION ON SHAKESPEARE'S TIMES. QUESTIONNAIRE

Context

Historical background I: Who was Elizabeth I?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/elizabeth_i/

Historical background II: Mary Tudor and Philip II.

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/tudors/armada.htm

Historical background III: The Spanish Armada through British eyes.http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/tudors/armada.htm

https://learnodo-newtonic.com/spanish-armada-factshttps://elpais.com/diario/2011/09/18/domingo/1316317960_850215.html

London on those days:

https://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/shakespeare-london-facts/ https://www.bl.uk/shakespeare/articles/shakespeares-london# 

The Plague:

http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/society/city%20life/plague.html

https://www.reference.com/art-literature/did-black-plague-affect-shakespeare-dda4d9c1ee47b1e1

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plague_of_London

Shakespeare

Stratford

https://shakespeares-england.co.uk/travel-information/stratford-upon-avon/

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/shakespeare/stratford-1-shakespeare-glove-maker

The River Avon

https://www.britannica.com/place/River-Avon-central-England

Biography

http://www.williamshakespearefacts.com/timeline.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/william_shakespeare/

Works

http://www.shakespearemag.com/bookshelf.asp

http://biography.yourdictionary.com/articles/why-is-shakespeare-called-the-bard.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/william_shakespeare/

Cultural Backround

Theatre & The Globe

https://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/shakespeares-theatres/shakespeare-globe-facts/

http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/about-us/history-of-the-globe

http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-globe-theatre.htmhttp://www.shakespearesglobe.com/about-us/todays-globe

Check for more info on SHAKESPEDIA

SHAKESPEARE STILL ALIVE

World best universities to study Shakespeare:
https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2018/english-language-literature
Films inspired in Shakespeare's works:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/louispeitzman/movies-you-might-not-know-were-based-on-shakespeare-plays?utm_term=.gceza8r7y#.qdWb3lj8A
Translations in different languages:
https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine/fun-international-facts-about-shakespeare

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1- Who was Elizabeth I?

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2- Who was Philip II?

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3- Who was Mary Tudor?

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4- What was The Spanish Armada?

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5- What was The Plague?

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6- What is The Globe and in which city is it?

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7- How many The Globe have been in History and why did they disappear?

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8- How did The Plague affect the theatre world?

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9- Where was William Shakespeare born?

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10- What is the name of the river that flows along the town where Shakespeare was born? _________________________________________________

11- Write three important facts about Shakespeare’s biography.

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12- Mention one artist of each artistic movement whose work was inspired by Shakespeare?

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13- Choose one of the Elizabethan musicians and write three facts about him.

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14- Tell me in which top British universities you may study Shakespeare nowadays.

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