FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He didn’t trust any other writers to do it
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He wanted to scare people so they never disturbed his grave
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He had written a play about his death
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He wanted to always get the last word
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Detailed explanation-1: -In order to scare off any potential thieves, Shakespeare wrote the following epitaph as a deterrent: Good friend for Jesus sake forbeare, To dig the dust enclosed here.
Detailed explanation-2: -The grave, where the playwright was buried in 1616, carries the warning: “Good friend, for Jesus’ sake forebeare, To digg the dust enclosed heare; Bleste be the man that spares thes stones, And curst be he that moves my bones."
Detailed explanation-3: -The findings deepen the mystery around Shakespeare’s last resting place. The grave does not bear his name, merely this warning rhyme: “Good friend, for Jesus’ sake forbear, to dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And cursed be he that moves my bones.”
Detailed explanation-4: -Shakespeare’s grave is in Holy Trinity Church, his local parish church in Stratford upon Avon. Shakespeare died on his birthday – 23 April – in 1616, the day he turned 52. Shakespeare’s grave is famous for having a curse as an epitaph on its’ gravestone which Shakespeare himself wrote.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.