FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Either that wallpaper goes, or I do.
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I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.
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I had a lover’s quarrel with the world
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Blest be the man that spares these stones, and curst be he that moves my bones.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The grave, where the playwright was buried in 1616, carries the warning: “Good friend, for Jesus’ sake forebeare, To digg the dust enclosed heare; Bleste be the man that spares thes stones, And curst be he that moves my bones."
Detailed explanation-2: -Yep, it’s Cursed In order to scare off any potential thieves, Shakespeare wrote the following epitaph as a deterrent: Good friend for Jesus sake forbeare, To dig the dust enclosed here.
Detailed explanation-3: -What does it say on Shakespeare’s grave? Before his death, Shakespeare penned his final verse: his own epitaph. Fearing that his body would be dug up – either by someone wishing to pilfer his grave for another body or by a souvenir hunter – his four-line rhyme is a curse on anyone who disturbs his remains.
Detailed explanation-4: -Holy Trinity Church – William Shakespeare was born in Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 on St. George’s day (23rd April) and died on the same day in 1616 (although no records were kept in those days). He was both baptised and buried inside the Holy Trinity Church and is a popular with visitors to Stratford.
Detailed explanation-5: -His burial in Holy Trinity Church is recorded in Stratford-upon-Avon’s parish register on 25 April 1616. A monument still stands in the church, which notes the date of Shakespeare’s death as 23 April 1616.