ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -When William was born in 1564, his parents had already lost two infant daughters. Joan died within the first few weeks of her life, and Margaret died a year after she was born. William’s younger siblings were Gilbert (1566-1612), Joan (1569-1646), Anne (1571-1579), Richard (1574-1613) and Edmund (1580-1607).

Detailed explanation-2: -Growing up as the big brother of the family, William had three younger brothers, Gilbert, Richard, and Edmund, and two younger sisters: Anne, who died at seven, and Joan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Shakespeare had at least seven siblings. He had two older sisters named Joan and Judith, and three younger brothers named Gilbert, Richard, and Edmund. He also had an older sister who was born in 1558 but who died from the plague when she was just an infant.