ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Shakespeare had at least seven siblings. He had two older sisters named Joan and Judith, and three younger brothers named Gilbert, Richard, and Edmund.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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.