What Would Shakespeare Do Today?

A Webquest

By

Robert L. Slater

Part 1 - Short Answers

Visit the following websites in order to be able to answer the following questions. 

http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/
http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc12.htm
http://renaissance.dm.net/sites.html#Sword
http://ciconline.org/bdp1/

1. Write a short outline of important moments in Shakespeare's life
2. What types of work did Shakespeare do in addition to writing?
3. Go to www.quotationspage.com. Search by Shakespeare. Find 3 quotes that you either recognize or appreciate. Copy and paste them into your copy of this document.
4. What else did Shakespeare write in addition to plays? What form of writing is often named after him?
   
5. Go to www.imdb.com. Search by Shakespeare. How many movies have been produced from or inspired by Shakespeare's plays?
6. Describe Shakespeare's use of the English language. How many words were in Shakespeare's vocabulary compared to the average human being?
7. If Shakespeare's plays were to be categorized, what categories would you include?

Consider the following plays especially:

A Midsummer Night's Dream Macbeth Comedy of Errors Henry V Much Ado about Nothing Hamlet

As You Like It Romeo & Juliet Twelfth Night Merchant of Venice Othello Titus Andronicus

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