Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt

Name ___________________________________Section _______________ Date __________________
HN Sophomore English
Mrs. Henry
Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt
Search for the answers to these questions in many different places.
(Suggestions: internet, encyclopedias, text books, videos, Shakespeare’s plays, etc.)
1. WHERE and IN WHAT YEAR was Shakespeare born? WHAT YEAR did he die? WHERE?
2. Find THREE facts about Shakespeare’s childhood.
3. WHO did Shakespeare marry? HOW MANY children did they have? WHAT are their
children’s names?
4. HOW MANY PLAYS did Shakespeare write?
5. HOW MANY SONNETS did Shakespeare write?
6. WHAT is thought to be the FIRST PLAY that Shakespeare wrote? WHAT was his LAST?
7. WHEN did Shakespeare write The Merchant of Venice?
8. Find THREE facts about the Globe Theatre. WHY was this an important place for
Shakespeare?

9. WHO were the “Chamberlain’s Men?” (You do not need to give specific names – just
know what the group did, etc.) WHY did they change their name to the “King’s Men?”
10. WHAT is the time period (or era) in which Shakespeare lived?
11. Find and PRINT a picture of Shakespeare.
12. Find and PRINT a picture of Elizabeth I.
13. Find and PRINT a picture of the Globe Theatre.
14. WHAT HAPPENED to Shakespeare’s son?
15. WHEN did Shakespeare retire? HOW did he spend his retirement?
16. Find THREE Shakespeare plays that have been made into movies. WHICH famous
actors have played parts in these movies?
17. WHICH kings did Shakespeare write about? WHAT GENRE of play did these fall under?
18. DEFINE comedy and tragedy in the context of Shakespeare’s work. Is The Merchant of
Venice a comedy or a tragedy?
19. Find and PRINT a map of Venice, Italy.
20. WHICH Shakespeare play did the Bishop Ireton Drama Department most recently
perform?