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    Shakespeare was baptized on April 23, 1564 in Holy Trinity Church. Because of the lack of birth records, this is the date we acknowledge as his birthday. He grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon. William Shakespeare’s parents were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. William was the third child, having two older sisters Joan and Judith. There are not many records as to Shakespeare’s early life. According to scholars, Shakespeare may have attended the King’s New School. (William Shakespeare Biography). At this school, they taught how to read and write. Shakespeare married at the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway. She was 26 when they married. Both Shakespeare and Hathaway had their first child, Susanna, in 1583. After a couple years, Anne Hathaway…

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    Anne Hathaway was pregnant with her first child, Susanna Shakespeare before she married William Shakespeare. Anne gave birth about 6 months after her wedding; Susanna was born on May 26, 1583, in Stratford Warwickshire, England. Susanna was baptized on May 29, which fell on a Trinity Sunday, meaning a church feast, that same year, in the Church of Holy Trinity in Stratford-upon-Avon. Susanna’s name came from a story in the Book of Daniel called Susanna and the Elders and the name Susana suggest…

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    Anne Hathaway Analysis

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    will. The poem “Anne Hathaway” acts as an revisionist exercise, where Duffy challenges Shakespeare’s idea of the second best bed with an alternative opinion of her own. Duffy interprets the second bed as not simply the second best bed or a sign of neglect, but a sign and proof of love and devotion to the reader as it is actually the bed that they love the most, this is because even it might not be the best in terms of its value, it is the bed they slept in together;the bed where they share all…

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    the same challenges as modern day families. Although he married at the young age of 18, which is not common presently, his family life was not unlike life today, with similar obstacles to overcome. William Shakespeare married a young woman of 26 by the name of Anne Hathaway. When they wed, Anne was already expecting their first child. This child was born on May 26th, 1583 and was named Susanna. Anne gave birth to twins Judith and Hamnet in January of 1585. The family lived in Stratford, but…

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    siblings only four grew to adulthood. Shakespeare was obvious one of the lucky four to survive. His sister Joan was the first child and she only survived two months from birth. Margaret was the second child and she died one year later from birth. William was the third and he lived to be 52, the second longest alive of all eight children. Next was Gilbert, he was 46 when he passed and he was the fourth child. Another daughter of the name of Joan, was the fifth child and lived to be the longest…

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    white. William Shakespeare's home town was about one hundred and three miles west of london. His hometown was known as Stratford upon Avon. His hometown was a market town with a country road near Avon river. William Shakespeare was the third child of a man named John Shakespeare, a leather merchant, and Mary Arden, a local landed heiress. William Shakespeare had two older sister and three younger brothers. William Shakespeare was believed to go to school at King’s New School in Stratford. Even…

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    Mary Arden were parents to William Shakespeare. Shakespeare's birth date is not exactly known, but it is known that his birthday is celebrated on April 23 and died on April 23, 1616 William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on November 27, 1582 at age of 18. They had their first daughter Susanna on May 26, 1583 soon later Anne giving birth to twins, Hamnet and Judith which were baptized on February 2, 1585. Shakespeare only son Hamnet died at the age of 11, in 1596 ("William Shakespeare.") 1.2…

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    three days before the first known record of him, his baptismal record. He was the third of eight children born to a tradesman and glovemaker, John Shakespeare, and Mary Arden, his mother (The Life). William ended up being John and Mary’s oldest child to survive. Having three younger brothers, William grew up as the “big brother” of the family. John, being a leading citizen of Stratford, William went to Stratford’s grammar school. The school focused on Latin writing, acting, and memorization of…

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    Anne Hathaway is known for her break out role in ‘Princess Diaries’. She is also famous for her portrayal as a Parkinsons’ patient in ‘Love & Other Drugs.’ While she is clearly a talented actress, able to move from one spectrum to another, not a lot of people know that she had her share of higher education. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Anne Hathaway was inspired to pursue acting because of her mother. Her mother, Kathleen, appeared in ‘Les Miserables’ - during the first U.S. tour. But she was…

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    Just a few years earlier in the years 1593-94 William Shakespeare dedicated two poems to a man some think was Williams gay lover the Earl of Southampton. November 28, 1582, in Worcester, in Canterbury Province. William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway was from a small village a mile west of stratford, in Shottery. William was 8 years younger than Anne, William was 18 and Anne was 26. As it turns out, Anne was also pregnant. Their first child, a baby girl named susanna was born May 26, 1583.…

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