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William Shakespeare are there any unknown facts or unsolved secrets?
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Talking about his history, we can tell that he was baptised on April 26, 1564, in Stratford-on-Avon. We think he might have been born three days earlier.
William went (we think, there are no actual records) to Stratford Grammar School where he got all his formal education. At age seven (we guess--no school records remember), Shakespeare studied classics in Greek and Latin.
In 1568, Shakespeare's father was elected Bailiff, (mayor) the highest civic honor that a Stratford resident could receive.
In November, 1582, Shakespeare married Ann Hathaway. Shakespeare married at age 18; Ann married at age 26. On May 26, 1583, Ann gave birth to their first daughter, Susanna. In 1585 a set of twins was born, Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet died at age 11 in 1596. Nobody knows why.
No evidence was found of Shakespeare between the years of 1585-1592. These years were called "The Lost Years".
His sonnets are addressed to two people but we don't know for sure who they are. Lots of guesses as to this one, but no knowlege.
We think Shakespeare wrote 38 plays. In the First Folio, 36 were printed, then they later added Pericles. The Two Noble Kinsmen was published in 1634 and was attributed to Shakespeare and Fletcher. For the longest time nobody believed this was really Shakespeare; nowadays most people believe that it was. Shakespeare may have written Edward III, The Second Maiden's Tragedy and a whole bunch of other anonymous plays. Or not.
There is an authentic portrait of Shakespeare at the beginning of the First Folio and another in the church at Stratford. Periodically Elizabethan portraits which cannot be clearly identified are claimed to be of Shakespeare. Some, like the Cobbe portrait, look nothing like the authentic ones. That doesn't stop people from making the claims, though.
About 1850 a looney person named Miss Bacon claimed that Shakespeare didn't write Shakespeare, but Francis Bacon did. Why? Because he had the same last name as she did. More recently a person named Mr. Looney claimed that neither Shakespeare or Bacon wrote Shakespeare but that Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford did. There are always people who are prepared to count up every 13th word in some Shakespearean play, reorganize the words and come up with a message "proving" that Shakespeare was Oxford.
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What were the names of William Shakespeare's sons?
William Shakespeare had one son: Hamnet. He died when he was 11 of unknown causes.
How old were William Shakespeare's parents when he was born?
Their birthdates are unknown so we cannot answer this one.
Who is the shrew in the play 'The Taming of the Shrew' by William Shakespeare?
William Shakespeare.There is a very similar play from almost exactly the same time called The Taming of A Shrew, which Shakespeare may or may not have written. The jury's out on that.
What is Shakespeare's last name?
Shakespeare did not have a middle name. When you translate it from Latin it is William Shakespeare.
Who was William Shakespeare's grandmother?
His paternal grandparents Were Richard Shakespeare and Abigail Webb and his maternal grandparents were Robert Arden and Mary Webb. Shakespeare's parents were first cousins because both his grandmothers were sisters. Their father's name was John Alexander Webb and their mother's name is unknown.
William Shakespeare difficulties in life?
unknown
What was a problem William Shakespeare had in his life?
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What were the names of William Shakespeare's sons?
William Shakespeare had one son: Hamnet. He died when he was 11 of unknown causes.
When was Wlliam Shakespeare born?
William Shakespeare was born April, 1564, with an unknown date, but it has long been celebrated on the 23rd of April. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, and the date of his birth was in April, with an unknown date, but it has long been celebrated on the 23rd of April.
How old were William Shakespeare's parents when he was born?
Their birthdates are unknown so we cannot answer this one.
What happened to William Shakespeare?
Shakespeares son Hamnet, died when he was 11. The cause of his death is unknown.
What happened to William Shakespeare's son?
Shakespeares son Hamnet, died when he was 11. The cause of his death is unknown.
How did Mary arden die?
Mary (Arden) Shakespeare (c. 1537â??1608) was the mother of William Shakespeare. The cause of her death is unknown, but she died at age 68.
When is William shakespieare birthday?
William Shakespeare's actual birthdate is unknown. The only known date besides his death is of his baptism, which was on April 26, 1564
When was William shake spere born?
The day William Shakespeare was born on is unknown but he was baptised on the 26th of April 1564 and died on the 23rd of April, 1616 at the age of 52.
Who is the shrew in the play 'The Taming of the Shrew' by William Shakespeare?
William Shakespeare.There is a very similar play from almost exactly the same time called The Taming of A Shrew, which Shakespeare may or may not have written. The jury's out on that.
What is Shakespeare's last name?
Shakespeare did not have a middle name. When you translate it from Latin it is William Shakespeare.
