ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who of his children died?
A
Judith
B
Hamnet
C
Susan
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hamnet Shakespeare (baptised 2 February 1585 – buried 11 August 1596) was the only son of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway, and the fraternal twin of Judith Shakespeare. He died at the age of 11.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hamnet died at the age of 11 and was buried in Stratford-upon-Avon on 11 August 1596. The cause of his death is unknown.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hamnet Shakespeare (1585-1596) Hamnet died when he was eleven years old due to unknown causes, though possibly from the bubonic plague. At that time in England, around one-third of all children died by the age of ten.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hamnet died at the age of 11 and was buried in the churchyard at Holy Trinity in Stratford-upon-Avon on 11 August 1596. The cause of death was not routinely recorded in the parish records, so Hamnet’s death is unknown and it is not clear whether his father was able to attend his funeral in Stratford.

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