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Where was William Shakespeare born?
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Stratford-Upon-Avon, Ireland, UK
Stratford-Upon-Avon, England, UK
Stratford-Upon-Avon, Scotland, UK
Stratford-Upon-Avon, Wales, UK
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What era did Shakespeare live and write in?
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The Renaissance (1500–1660)
Middle English Period (1066–1500)
1250-1The Romantic Period (1785–1832)310
The Neoclassical Period (1600–1785)
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Where was William Shakespeare born?
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What era did Shakespeare live and write in?
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How many siblings did Shakespeare have?
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Shakespeare had three children. Who died at the age of eleven?
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How many words did Shakespeare introduce into the English Language?
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How many plays did Shakespeare write?
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What is a sonnet?
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What was the name of Shakespeare's theatre in London?
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Why was London inspiring to Shakespeare's plays?
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How has Stratford-Upon-Avon benefited from Shakespeare’s success?
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When Shakespeare became popular as a writer, how did one of his rivals comment on him?
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What did Shakespeare mean by the following lines that he included in his grave?
Good friend for Jesus sake forbeare,
To dig the dust enclosed here.
Blessed be the man that spares these stones,
And cursed be he that moves my bones.
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Shakespeare's Globe is ...
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Why were words in a weird order in Shakespeare's works?
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Which Shakspearean's "you" should be used in the following blank?
Rodolpho said to Catherine, "I love __________ to the moon and back ".
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Translate the following line by Juliet to Romeo in modern English:-
Dost thou love me? I know thou wilt say ay.
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Translate the following line by Juliet to Romeo in modern English:-
Wherefore art thou Romeo?
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In Shakespeare's time, women couldn’t be actors. Women's roles were played by young ________ whose voices had not broken.