ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Who was Shakespeare’s Wife? 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-2: -Very little is known about Anne and William’s relationship. All we can say with certainty is that they married, had three children together, Susanna, Judith and Hamnet, and they remained married until Shakespeare’s death in 1616. Upon his death, Shakespeare left his ‘second best bed’ to Anne in his will.

Detailed explanation-3: -When and why did they get married? William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway married in 1582, when Anne was already several months pregnant with their first child. The marriage was considered unusual at the time, as William was just eighteen years old and so had to obtain his father’s permission to marry Anne, who was 26.

Detailed explanation-4: -”’ Hathaway’s parents named her after an illustrious predecessor. The first notable Anne Hathaway was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, and is remembered as the wife of that town’s most famous sometimes-resident, William Shakespeare.