Shakespeare's+Marriage

media type="custom" key="2712915"====** William Shakespeare's Marriage  **====

Wife
 Location  Relationship   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif"><span style="COLOR: rgb(185,9,9)">Children <span style="COLOR: rgb(185,9,9)"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif">
 * Married Anne Hathaway of Stratford
 * Anne aged 26 and William 18 when wed
 * Married in local church
 * Through 1585 the couple resided in Stratford at the Henley Street residence
 * Speculation arose that Shakespeare was forced into marriage due to Anne becoming pregnant
 * The marriage was rushed from the three month pregnant bride
 * Speculations were made that the couple was illegally wed because of Shakespeare's age
 * The wedding license for William and Anne was dated November 27, 1582
 * William Shakespeare was busy outside of Stratford from 1583 to 1592, and in 1585 Anne gave birth to twins. However, William was not in Stratford at the time the children were conceived. It is unknown what he was doing outside of Stratford, but it is said that he was busy teaching, working in a lawyer's office, and served on a rich man's estate. People say that Shakespeare was in London in 1592, and was already recognized as an actor and play writer
 * From their large age difference, stories spread that the couple was unhappy together
 * First daughter named Susanna
 * Two years later the twins, Hamnet and Judith, were born

Works Cited:

[|Shakespeare's Marriage]

[|Marriage to Anne Hathaway]

[|Marriage and Life in London]

Study Guide:

1. Who did William Shakespeare marry?

2. How many years older than Shakespeare was the bride?

3. Where did the couple reside?

4. Why was the marriage rushed?

5. Why is it said that the couple was unhappy?

6. What was their first daughter's name?

7. What can you conclude from the third bullet under the heading //Relationship//?

8. How many years later were the twins born?

9. What were the twins' names?

10. Why is it said that Shakespeare was forced to marry?