Scavenger Hunt Shakespeare

William Shakespeare Internet Scavenger
Hunt
Name: ______________________________________
Date: _____________________
Directions: As an introduction to our unit on Romeo and Juliet, complete this scavenger hunt to learn more about the
author, William Shakespeare, his writings, and the era in which he lived. As you go to each site, skim the material or
read closely, as necessary! Hint: when writing down answers, highlight the information on your screen so your eyes can
easily pick it out.
Biographical Background
1.
2.
Go to http://www.bardweb.net/man.html.
What are the only 2 primary sources for information on Shakespeare?

a.
________________________________________________
b.
________________________________________________
Where and when (allegedly) was he born?

____________________________________________________________
3.
Whom did he marry, and how old were they when they married?
_______________________________________________________________
4.
What were their 3 childrens names? Which child died, and at what age?
________________________________________________________________________
5.
Scroll down a few paragraphs to the Globe link and click on it. Shakespeare helped establish The Globe Theatre.
In what city was it located? _______________________What happened to the Globe Theatre in 1613, and how
did it happen? ________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
6.
Hit the back arrow to return to the biography information. When did Shakespeare (allegedly) die?
_______________________________________
7.
What is Shakespeares legacy, and for how long has it endured?

________________________________________________________________________________
Life in Elizabethan England Go to http://elizabethan.org/compendium/home.html

8.
9.
Click on Services and Occupations and answer the following:

a.
Who made and sold arrows? _______________________________________
b.
What would you get from the apothecary? ____________________________
c.
Who would you go to if you needed dental work? _____________________________________
d.
In your own household, your Nurse would do what? ___________________________________
Click the back arrow, then click on Masters & Servants:

a.
A female servant was a maid; what was the generic term for the male equivalent? ________
b.
In Romeo & Juliet, Benvolio refers to Romeos male servant as _____________________
10. Click the back arrow, then click on The City of London. Read the three paragraphs describing London. Pick out
four of your favorite grotesque details and write them here (make sure you have one from each paragraph):
a.
__________________________________________________________________________
b.
__________________________________________________________________________
c.
__________________________________________________________________________
d.
__________________________________________________________________________
A plague o both your houses! Rom. III.i.96 Go to http://www.william-shakespeare.info

11. Click on William Shakespeare Plays. Shakespeares plays fell into one of three themes. Scroll down to find the
themes. Write the name of each theme and the number of plays for that theme, as well as one play from the
category.
Theme
a.
b.
# plays
Name of any play from that theme category
Under which theme is Romeo and Juliet listed? ________________________

Scroll back to top of page and click on Shakespeare Quotes. Scroll down and click on William
Shakespeare Famous Quotes from Romeo and Juliet. At the bottom of the page, read through the 10
quotes, then copy your choice here, using correct spelling and punctuation, and noting act and scene from
which quote is taken. _______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
12. Click on http://www.william-shakespeare.info/bubonic-black-plague-elizabethan-era.htm. Answer the

following:
a.
b.
The bubonic plague was also known as the ______________________________.

List 2+ things that were done to families and their houses if someone caught the virus: (The Picture
Depicting Life paragraph)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
c.
Since no one could leave the house if a family member was sick, how did they get food? (Role of the
Watchmen paragraph)
___________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
d.
What was the main way the disease spread? __________________________________________
e.
Closure of the Elizabethan Globe Theater. What forced the Theatre to close three times, in 1593, 1603,
and 1608? ______________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

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William Shakespeare Internet Scavenger

What are the only 2 primary sources for information on Shakespeare?

Where and when (allegedly) was he born?

What is Shakespeares legacy, and for how long has it endured?

Life in Elizabethan England Go to http://elizabethan.org/compendium/home.html

Click on Services and Occupations and answer the following:

Who made and sold arrows? _______________________________________

What would you get from the apothecary? ____________________________

Who would you go to if you needed dental work? _____________________________________

In your own household, your Nurse would do what? ___________________________________

Click the back arrow, then click on Masters & Servants:

In Romeo & Juliet, Benvolio refers to Romeos male servant as _____________________

A plague o both your houses! Rom. III.i.96 Go to http://www.william-shakespeare.info

Name of any play from that theme category

Under which theme is Romeo and Juliet listed? ________________________

12. Click on http://www.william-shakespeare.info/bubonic-black-plague-elizabethan-era.htm. Answer the

The bubonic plague was also known as the ______________________________.

What was the main way the disease spread? __________________________________________

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