ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Shakespeare had ____ children.
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
no
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -William Shakespeare and his wife Anne had three children. The eldest, Susanna, was baptised on 26 May 1583. They also had twins, Judith and Hamnet, baptised on 2 February 1585. Shakespeare had four grandchildren who all died without heirs, so there are no direct descendants of his line today.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith.

Detailed explanation-3: -William and Anne (Hathaway) Shakespeare have no descendants living today. They had three children: Susanna, who was born in 1583, and twins Judith and Hamnet, born in 1585. Susanna married John Hall in 1607 and they had one child, Elizabeth, in 1608.

Detailed explanation-4: -William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway had three children. The eldest, Susanna, was baptized on May 26, 1583, and married John Hall in 1607.

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