ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When would Willam attend Stratford grammar school?
A
12
B
15
C
18
D
21
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -William Shakespeare possibly began his schooling at the age of six or seven at the Stratford Grammar School, which was at a short distance from his house. The school is also known as King Edward VI Grammar School and The King’s New School. This is where he learnt his basic reading and writing skills.

Detailed explanation-2: -Post navigation. William Shakespeare attended school at King Edward VIs Grammar School in Stratford Upon Avon from the age of 7 until the age of 14.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shakespeare at grammar school Although boys normally attended grammar school until age 15 or 16, Shakespeare may have been forced to leave school as early as 1577, at age 13, because of his father’s financial difficulties. There is no record of Shakespeare attending university.

Detailed explanation-4: -’The Lost Years’ refers to the period of Shakespeare’s life between the baptism of his twins, Hamnet and Judith in 1585 and his apparent arrival on the London theatre scene in 1592.

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