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Hamnet Shakespeare (baptised 2 February 1585 – buried 11 August 1596) was the only son of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway, and the fraternal twin of Judith Shakespeare. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] He died at the age of 11.
Learn about the life and death of Hamnet Shakespeare, the son of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway. Find out how his name relates to the play Hamlet and how his father may have expressed his grief in his works.
Hamnet Shakespeare was the only son of William Shakespeare, and a twin to Judith. Hamnet Shakespeare was named after Hamnet Sadler, a friend of the Shakespeare family.
Jul 17, 2020 · Two years on, the couple had twins: Judith and Hamnet. In 1596, Hamnet, just 11 years old, died. (The cause of death is unknown; O’Farrell imagines, plausibly, that it was plague.)
Some Shakespeare scholars believe that Shakespeare was writing King John at the time Hamnet died and that the words of Constance in the play reflect Shakespeare's feeling about his son:...
Jul 21, 2020 · Almost nothing is known about William Shakespeare's son, Hamnet, who died at age 11. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Maggie O'Farrell about her new novel, which imagines the boy's life and...
Find the parish register entries of Hamnet Shakespeare, the only son of William and Anne, who died at age 11 in 1596. See the images and transcriptions of the documents from Holy Trinity Church.
