ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How old was Shakespeare when he married Anne Hathaway?
A
18
B
20
C
32
D
13
Explanation: 

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: -MARRIAGE AND CHILDREN In 1582, when he was 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shakespeare was under the age of consent to marry, and would have had to obtained his father’s permission, and they also obtained a special marriage bond that allowed them to marry more quickly than convention dictated.

Detailed explanation-4: -Between 1587 and 1592 Shakespeare disappears from all the known surviving records. This period is often referred to as the ‘lost years’, and has been the subject of much speculation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Shakespeare famously left his wife, Anne Hathaway, his ‘second best bed’.

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