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Probably not. John Shakespeare was a man interested in social status, as he was a businessman who rose to become an alderman. He made application for a grant of arms which would make him a gentleman, a step up in the social ladder. Being an actor was not a socially acceptable job, and, in fact, the court officials wanted to revoke the grant of arms because our man William S was a "player". They didn't, though, much to the relief of Will who inherited his father's concern with social standing and was awfully proud to call himself "William Shakespeare, gent."

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