What was written on William Shakespeare's grave stone?

Answer 1

: A paraphrase: :
:: Good friend for Jesus sake forbear, :: To dig the dust covering me here. :: Blessed be the man that spares these stones, :: And cursed be he that moves my bones. :
: It means he doesn't want anyone digging him up or disturbing his grave

Answer 2

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This is exactly the way it is written on his gravestone (with spelling errors).

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Good frend for Iesvs sake forbeare,

To digg the dvst encloased heare.

Bleste be ye man yt spares thes stones,

And cvrst be he yt moves my bones

To this day, his bones have not yet been touched or moved.

There is no reason to believe that Shakespeare had anything to do with what was written on his tombstone. It was probably chosen and written by his family after his death. There is no instruction in his will or elsewhere written by Shakespeare about how he was to be buried.
Good frend for jesus sake forbeare to
digg the dust encloased heare.
Blest be ye man yt spares thes stones and
curst be he yt moves my bones

Answer 3

They were an appeal to leave his grave undisturbed. It was custom in those days to allow burial for a time under the church floor, then exhume the corpse and dispose of it in a "charnelhouse", to re-use the grave space.
If you disturb his body you will be cursed

Answer 4

Good frend for Iesvs sake forbeare,

To digg the dvst encloased heare.

Bleste be ye man yt spares thes stones,

And cvrst be he yt moves my bones.

in Modern English:

Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear,

To dig the dust enclosed here.

Blessed be the man that spares these stones,

And cursed be he that moves my bones

Answer 5

"blest be ye man yt spare thes stones

And cvrst be he yt moves my bones" meaning there is a curse put upon you if you dig out his grave. Of course it's not true but no one has opened the grave because they're afraid. There might be another play in there but no one will know unless someone OPENS THAT GRAVE!

I think they haven't dug up his grave out of simple ordinary decent respect. Why would they bury a play in there anyway?

Answer 6

Good friend for Jesus' sake forebeare

To digg the dust eclosed here!

Blest be ye man that spares these stones

And curst be he the moves my bones.

Answer 7

Good friend for Jesus' sake forbear

To dig the dust enclosed here,

Blessed be the man that spares these stones,

And cursed be he that moves my bones

Answer 8

Good friend for Jesus sake forbear

To dig the dust enclosed here

Blessed be the man that spares these stones

And cursed be he that moves these bones.