ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Mother’s Day provides a perfect opportunity to take a closer look at the woman who shaped Shakespeare’s life, his mother Mary Shakespeare née Arden. We know very little about Mary Arden’s marriage to John Shakespeare, which took place sometime between 1556 and 1558.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mary went on to have eight children with John between 1558 and 1580 – including William Shakespeare – though several of their children died in infancy. Shakespeare’s mother Mary Arden died in 1608.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mary Arden, Shakespeare’s mother, did not have a job that we know of. This was the usual situation since most women at the time were housewives or worked within the family home.