ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -We don’t know the cause of Shakespeare’s death, but there is a theory that Shakespeare died after contracting a fever following a drinking binge with fellow playwrights Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shakespeare’s plays were never actually published during his lifetime. They are known today only because two of his fellow actors – John Hemminges and Henry Condell – recorded and published 36 of them posthumously under the name ‘The First Folio’, which is the source of all William Shakespeare books published.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shakespeare retired to Stratford in 1613 and died in 1616. According to local tradition, he succumbed to a febrile illness, perhaps typhoid, after a drinking bout with fellow writers Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton [1–4]. Shakespeare was more preoccupied than his contemporaries with sexually transmitted diseases.

Detailed explanation-4: -Just like with his birthday, Shakespeare’s exact date of death is a mystery. It is commonly said that he died on April 23, 1616, but no record of his death exists, only a record of his funeral on April 25, 1616. While no one knows what Shakespeare died of exactly, he was sick before his death.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Birth of William Shakespeare The exact date of his birth is not recorded, but it is most often celebrated around the world on 23 April. Shakespeare’s baptism is recorded in the Parish Register at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon on Wednesday 26 April 1564.