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As the Shakespearean Expert in your group, you will be expected to research
aspects of Shakespeare’s life and write a brief biographical sketch. Make
sure you locate a good picture of Shakespeare to use in your
playbill. You will also be responsible for writing a brief summary of the
setting and events from each scene of Romeo and Juliet(suggested site
provided here). Some of the important questions that you may want to ask when
conducting your research and composing your article are:
1. What were the dates of Shakespeare’s birth and death?
2. What were his early days/childhood like? What was his father’s
occupation?
3. Who did he marry?
4. How many children did he have? Did anything tragic happen to
them?
5. How did Shakespeare get started writing plays for the Lord
Chamberlain’s Men?
6. How successful was Shakespeare during his lifetime?
7. What are some aspects of Elizabethan culture that influenced
Shakespeare when he wrote his plays?
8. How did Shakespeare die? Where is he buried? What is on his
tombstone?
Make sure that you document your article with parenthetical insertion of your
sources. Obtain all necessary information from your websites to include on
the back cover of the Playbill along with your classmates sources.
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