Fun facts:
- Shakespeare had twins (Hamnet and Judith) and another daughter (Susannah), but his son died. (Gwen K.)
- Boys in Shakespeare's day had to dress up as girls, because it was illegal for girls to be actors. (Alex C.)
- Shakespeare wrote 37 plays. (Cooper P.)
- Shakespeare had to leave school because his parents couldn't pay for it, so he became a butcher boy. (Bela B.)
- Shakespeare's dad was fined the equivalent of $100,000 for not attending church. (Ayden H.)
- As soon as William Shakespeare earned enough money from his writing, he bought his family a coat of arms (to make them nobles). (Mckenzie C.)
- Only the Bible is read more than Shakespeare's plays. (Umu T.)
- Shakespeare's theater company was called the King's Men. (Abby H.)
- Queen Elizabeth often summoned Shakespeare's troop to the palace to perform. (Elias H.)
- Shakespeare's first play The Comedy of Errors was called "The Night of Errors" because the audience thought it was so bad. (Leo W.)
- Queen Elizabeth died with several inches of makeup on her face. (Lex P.)
- Queen Elizabeth wore a 500 lb. dress at her coronation and had to be partly carried. (Drake T.)
- Queen Elizabeth would only wear a dress once. Then, she picked the jewels off and gave them to charity. (Zach N.)
- Queen Elizabeth had more than 2,000 dresses when she died. (Mary L.)
- In cold weather, women put rodents in their dress pockets to keep warm. (Lizzy G.)
Did you know that Shakespeare created about one-third of the words and phrases he used in his plays and sonnets? In fact, he invented over 2000 words and expressions. We use many of them today!