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Message The Cultural Capital newsleer Each half term we will share a topic of interest for you to further explore at home with your children. This will help your child to have an appreciaon of the world in which we live whilst educang them about fun and interesng facts. April 2024 April topic: William Shakespeare Test your knowledge Image Test your knowledge When William Shakespeare was a young boy, he didn’t have the ability to spell words properly. What was the reason for this? William Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, the most famous being Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Hamlet. Which one of these three did he write rst? Fact – Did you know? Image Fact-Did you know? Did you know that William Shakespeare wrote a cure? The curse upon his grave reads: ‘Good friend for Jesus sake forbear, To dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spears these bones’. He wrote this so thieves wouldn’t dig up his bones and sell them. Did you know that William Shakespeare invented many phrases during his life? This includes: ‘all that gliers is not gold’, ‘cold-blooded’, ‘green-eyed monster’ and words such as fashionable and uncomfortable. Test your knowledge Test your knowledge Test your knowledge Although surviving the tough mes of the Plague himself, Shakespeare’s only son (Hamnet Shakespeare) sadly did not, which negavely aected his wring and plays. Which plague did Shakespeare survive? When William Shakespear died on the 23rd of April 1616, he famously le only one thing from his will for his wife, Anne Hathaway, what was it? Shakespeare created many things we use in the modern-day world. One of these ‘things’ is a name. What name did Shakespeare create?

Answers! April topic: William Shakespeare Test your knowledge Image Test your knowledge When William Shakespeare was a young boy, he didn’t have the ability to spell words properly. What was the reason for this? Although he went to a Lan school, spelling was not part of his lessons, therefore everybody spelt words in any way or form they wanted. William Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, the most famous being Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Hamlet. Which one of these three did he write rst? Out of Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Hamlet, Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet rst. Fact – Did you know? Image Fact – Did you know? Did you know that William Shakespeare wrote a cure? The curse upon his grave reads: ‘Good friend for Jesus sake forbear, To dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spears these bones’. He did this so thieves wouldn’t dig up his bones and sell them. Many of Shakespeare’s plays and wrings have inuenced recent movies such as: The Lion King, West Side Story, Brave New World and many more. Test your knowledge Test your knowledge Test your knowledge Although surviving the tough mes of the Plague himself, Shakespeare’s only son (Hamnet Shakespear) sadly did not which aected his wring and plays. Which plague did Shakespeare survive? Shakespeare survived the Bubonic Plague. When William Shakespeare died on the 23rd of April 1616, he famously le only one thing from his Will for his wife, Anne Hathaway, what was it? He le her the second-best bed in the house! Shakespeare created many things we use in the modern-day world. One of these ‘things’ is a name. What name did Shakespeare create? He created the name Jessica!