ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What were the names of Shakespeare’s kids?
A
Susanna, Hamnet and Judith
B
Anna, Jutith and Josh
C
Hamlet, Juliet and Romeo
D
William, Hamnet and Romeo
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -How many children did Shakespeare have? William Shakespeare and his wife Anne had three children. The eldest, Susanna, was baptised on 26 May 1583. They also had twins, Judith and Hamnet, baptised on 2 February 1585.

Detailed explanation-2: -William and Anne then had twins – named Hamnet and Judith in January 1585. The twins were baptized on 2 February 1589 named after two very close friends of William: the Stratford baker, Hamnet Sadler, and his wife, Judith Sadler.

Detailed explanation-3: -At the time of his death Shakespeare had two daughters: Susanna, married to the doctor John Hall; and Judith, who had very recently married Thomas Quiney.

Detailed explanation-4: -When William was born in 1564, his parents had already lost two infant daughters. Joan died within the first few weeks of her life, and Margaret died a year after she was born. William’s younger siblings were Gilbert (1566-1612), Joan (1569-1646), Anne (1571-1579), Richard (1574-1613) and Edmund (1580-1607).

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