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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.
Hamnet Shakespeare was the twin brother of Judith and the namesake of a friend of the Shakespeare family. He died at the age of 11 in 1596 and was buried in Stratford-upon-Avon, possibly without his father's presence.
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.
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...
Hamnet, William and Anne Shakespeare’s only son, was buried on August 11, 1596, according to the Holy Trinity Church parish register. Next to the entry, an “X” added by a later hand highlights its significance.
