ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Anne Hathaway, also called Agnes Hathwey, (born c. 1556-died Aug. 6, 1623, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, Eng.), wife of William Shakespeare. She was probably born at Shottery, near Stratford, the daughter of Richard Hathaway, a local landowner.

Detailed explanation-2: -Anne Hathaway (1556 – 6 August 1623) was the wife of William Shakespeare, an English poet, playwright and actor. They were married in 1582, when Hathaway was 26 years old and Shakespeare was 18. She outlived her husband by seven years. Very little is known about her life beyond a few references in legal documents.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anne outlived her husband and remained in their house until her death on 6th August 1623. William and Anne are both buried in the graveyard at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.

Detailed explanation-4: -Very little is known about Anne and William’s relationship. All we can say with certainty is that they married, had three children together, Susanna, Judith and Hamnet, and they remained married until Shakespeare’s death in 1616. Upon his death, Shakespeare left his ‘second best bed’ to Anne in his will.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hathaway’s parents named her after an illustrious predecessor. The first notable Anne Hathaway was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, and is remembered as the wife of that town’s most famous sometimes-resident, William Shakespeare.