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William Shakespeare wrote plays such as Hamlet and what tragedy about star-crossed lovers?

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

Bonus fact: Shakespeare wrote tragedies, comedies, histories, and poetry.

Shakespeare was born in which English town?

Answer: Stratford-upon-Avon

Bonus fact: He was baptized there in 1564.

Which theater company was Shakespeare associated with that later became the King's Men?

Answer: Lord Chamberlain's Men

Bonus fact: King James I became the troupe's patron in 1603.

Geoffrey Chaucer wrote which collection of pilgrimage stories?

Answer: The Canterbury Tales

Bonus fact: Travelers tell stories on the road to Canterbury.

Chaucer wrote primarily in what language?

Answer: Middle English

Bonus fact: His work helped establish English as a literary language.

What shared destination links the storytellers in The Canterbury Tales?

Answer: Shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury

Bonus fact: The pilgrims are traveling to Canterbury Cathedral.

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