FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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Question
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He was offered the position of bailiff by city officials.
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He wanted to be closer to Mary, his future wife.
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He may have killed a nobleman’s deer and was forced to move.
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He was attempting to raise his social status, so me moved to a bigger town.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A popular story revolves around Shakespeare’s relationship with Sir Thomas Lucy, a local Stratford-upon-Avon landowner. By oral tradition, it was reported that Shakespeare poached deer from Sir Thomas Lucy’s estate, the nearby Charlecote Park. It was said that he fled to London in order to escape punishment.
Detailed explanation-2: -The last record of Shakespeare in Stratford, before he joined the theatrical world in London, was in 1585. There is much speculation about what prompted him to leave his home town and his family, also about what he did during his absence, because records are sketchy and few.
Detailed explanation-3: -I leave to Elizabeth Hall all my plate (except my broad silver gilt bowl) that I have at the time of this will. I leave 10 pounds to the poor people of Stratford and my sword to Sir Thomas Combe….. …..
Detailed explanation-4: -By 1613, Shakespeare had apparently returned to live in Stratford-upon-Avon.