ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the age of William Shakespeare when he retired from active service to Stratford around 1613?
A
51
B
49
C
62
D
53
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -At age 49 (around 1613), he appears to have retired to Stratford, where he died three years later.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sometime after 1611, Shakespeare retired to Stratford. On 25 March 1616, Shakespeare revised and signed his will. On 23 April, his presumed birthday, he died, aged 52. On 25 April, he was buried at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shakespeare retired from writing around 1613. He moved back to New Place to take care of his business concerns and his family. On April 23, 1616, at the age of 52, Shakespeare died after what is believed to be a brief illness.

Detailed explanation-4: -Final years Among the last plays that Shakespeare worked on was The Two Noble Kinsmen, which he wrote with a frequent collaborator, John Fletcher, most likely in 1613. He died on April 23, 1616-the traditional date of his birthday, though his precise birthdate is unknown. We also do not know the cause of his death.

Detailed explanation-5: -It was said that he fled to London in order to escape punishment. John Aubrey wrote in 1681 that William Shakespeare ‘had been in his younger years a schoolmaster in the country’ (which might well refer to Stratford, since Aubrey was writing from a London perspective).

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