1. William Shakespeare

2. How are these figures/dates connected with William Shakespeare? 23 23 8 7-14 7-14 26 26 3 1587 1587 1597-1598 (10%) 1597-1598 (10%) 1613 1613 52 52 154 154

3. William Shakespeare wrote: 38 plays 38 plays 154 sonnets 154 sonnets 5 longer poems 5 longer poems

4. Famous quotations: All’s well that ends well. All’s well that ends well. To be or not to be, that is the question. To be or not to be, that is the question. All that glisters is not gold. All that glisters is not gold. To breathe love into a stone. To breathe love into a stone. Cowards die many times before their deaths. Cowards die many times before their deaths. How poor are they that have no patience. How poor are they that have no patience.

5. Match the quotation with the name of the play: To be or not to be, that is the question. To be or not to be, that is the question. All that glisters is not gold. All that glisters is not gold. To breathe life into a stone. To breathe life into a stone. Cowards die many times before their deaths. Cowards die many times before their deaths. How poor are they that have no patience. How poor are they that have no patience. “All’s well that ends well” “All’s well that ends well” “Hamlet” “Hamlet” “Julius Caesar” “Julius Caesar” “Othello” “Othello” “The merchant of Venice” “The merchant of Venice”

6. Match the quotation with the name of the play: To be or not to be, that is the question. To be or not to be, that is the question. All that glisters is not gold. All that glisters is not gold. To breathe life into a stone. To breathe life into a stone. Cowards die many times before their deaths. Cowards die many times before their deaths. How poor are they that have no patience How poor are they that have no patience - Hamlet. - The merchant of Venice. - All’s well that ends well. - Julius Caesar. - Othello.

7. Dialogue: In the box office

8. Sonnet 116

9. Shakespeare is … - The father of the modern English language. - The greatest of all poets and playwrights. - A tender loving man. - A writer who deeply understands the human soul.