ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where did William die?
A
Stratford Upon Avon
B
London
C
Oxford
D
Cambridge
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On April 23, 1616, English poet and playwright William Shakespeare died in his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon at the age of fifty-two.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shakespeare’s Birthplace William Shakespeare was born at the half-timbered Tudor family home in Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564. The house is open all year round.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Holy Trinity Church – William Shakespeare was born in Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 on St. George’s day (23rd April) and died on the same day in 1616 (although no records were kept in those days). He was both baptised and buried inside the Holy Trinity Church and is a popular with visitors to Stratford.

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