ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Shakespeare’s twins were named
A
Romeo and Juliet
B
Judith and Hamnet
C
Hamlet and Judith
D
John and Mary
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -How many children did Shakespeare have? 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -William and Anne then had twins – named Hamnet and Judith in January 1585. The twins were baptized on 2 February 1589 named after two very close friends of William: the Stratford baker, Hamnet Sadler, and his wife, Judith Sadler.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shakespeare’s twins, Hamnet and Judith, were born in 1585, probably before Shakespeare had written and published any of his plays.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hamnet Shakespeare was the only son of William Shakespeare, and a twin to Judith. Hamnet Shakespeare was named after Hamnet Sadler, a friend of the Shakespeare family.

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