FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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Question
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His son Hamnet died.
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His wife Anne died.
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The Globe was destroyed.
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The governor closed the playhouses.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the summer of 1596, what disaster struck Shakespeare’s family? The death of his son Hamnet, Shakespeare’s only son. Why is this a problem for the family? by a son.
Detailed explanation-2: -His successes enabled him in 1597 to buy New Place, the second largest house in Stratford. This success was not untainted by tragedy however: in 1596 his 11 year old son Hamnet, died.
Detailed explanation-3: -When she was a teenager, Irish-born novelist Maggie O’Farrell became smitten with the works of William Shakespeare. While studying “Hamlet, ” she was haunted by the brief life of the playwright’s only son, Hamnet, who died at age 11, possibly of bubonic plague.
Detailed explanation-4: -At the time his son died, Shakespeare was writing primarily comedies, and that writing continued until a few years after Hamnet’s death when his major tragedies were written. It is possible that his tragedies gained depth from his experience.
Detailed explanation-5: -Shakespeare wrote “Hamlet” a few years after Hamnet died. His son is one letter away from being the subject of his father’s fascination.