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Judith Shakespeare's "pigtail" mark (a cursive "J" facing down). The given name and surname were added by a law clerk. Judith Shakespeare was the daughter of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway. She was the younger sister of Susanna and the twin sister of Hamnet. Hamnet, however, died at the age of eleven.
William Shakespeare's last will and testament was signed on 25 March 1616, just under a month before his death. [ a ] The document has been studied for details of his personal life, for his opinions, and for his attitudes towards his two daughters, Susanna and Judith , and their respective husbands, John Hall and Thomas Quiney .
William Shakespeare [a] (c. 23 [b] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [c] was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard").
ɪ l ʌ s /) [1] [2]), is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1602. At Troy during the Trojan War , Troilus and Cressida begin a love affair. Cressida is forced to leave Troy to join her father in the Greek camp.
Susanna Hall (née Shakespeare; baptised 26 May 1583 – 11 July 1649) was the oldest child of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway and the older sister of twins Judith and Hamnet Shakespeare. Susanna married John Hall, a local physician, in 1607. They had one daughter, Elizabeth, in 1608.
The Life of Tymon of Athens, often shortened to Timon of Athens, is a play written by William Shakespeare and likely also Thomas Middleton in about 1606. It was published in the First Folio in 1623. Timon lavishes his wealth on parasitic companions until he is poor and rejected by them.
Joan was William Shakespeare's younger sister. [a] She married a hatter named William Hart with whom she had four children, William (1600–1639), Mary (1603–1606), Thomas (1605–1661), and Michael (1608–1618). She may have been a secret Catholic, the author of the "J. Shakespeare" who wrote a Catholic testament.
The story is about an attempt to uncover the identity of Mr. W. H., the enigmatic dedicatee of Shakespeare's Sonnets. It is based on a theory, originated by Thomas Tyrwhitt , that the sonnets were addressed to one Willie Hughes , portrayed in the story as a boy actor who specialized in playing women in Shakespeare's company.