LITERATURE QUESTIONS
BRITISH LITERATURE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Yes
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No
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A few years after he left school, in late 1582, William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway . She was already expecting their first-born child, Susanna, which was a fairly common situation at the time.
Detailed explanation-2: -William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in November 1582 and they remained married until Shakespeare’s death. At the time of their marriage William was 18, while Anne was 26-and pregnant with their first child.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are three things that everybody “knows” about his marriage: that it was a forced affair because Anne Hathaway was pregnant, that his being away in London so much of the time indicated that the couple was not close or happy, and that he dissed her by leaving her his “second-best” bed.
Detailed explanation-4: -Anne continued to live in New Place as a wealthy widow, until her death in 1623, aged sixty-seven. She was buried beside her husband in the chancel of Holy Trinity Church in Stratford.