SHAKESPEARE'S MARRIAGE
November 1582
William Shagspere,18
of Stratford
marries
Anne Hathwey,26
Of Shottery
and six months later
the timer bell
at the oven rings
and out pops a fine young baby -
lovely Susanna
OK, time for village gossips
to exercise their tongues
SHAKESPEARE'S WILL
William Shackspeare dies 23 April 1616
and as a reasonable father and gent.,
makes his will and his wishes known
bequeaths items and money
and property to those he has known
(as he pleases)
and to Anne Hathaway,
says William Shackspeare in his will:
*"I gyve unto my wife
my second best bed with the furniture…"*
ANNE HATHAWAY DIES
Anne Hathwey dies 1623, aged 67
O bodes it well, Will
to marry one older?
*Many pleasures there be in such a match;
many are the plays born thereof…*
Feb 22, 2012
Feb 22, 2012 at 1:29 AM UTC
SHAKESPEARE'S MARRIAGE
November 1582
William Shagspere,18
of Stratford
marries
Anne Hathwey,26
Of Shottery
and six months later
the timer bell
at the oven rings
and out pops a fine young baby -
lovely Susanna
OK, time for village gossips
to exercise their tongues
SHAKESPEARE'S WILL
William Shackspeare dies 23 April 1616
and as a reasonable father and gent.,
makes his will and his wishes known
bequeaths items and money
and property to those he has known
(as he pleases)
and to Anne Hathaway,
says William Shackspeare in his will:
*"I gyve unto my wife
my second best bed with the furniture…"*
ANNE HATHAWAY DIES
Anne Hathwey dies 1623, aged 67
O bodes it well, Will
to marry one older?
*Many pleasures there be in such a match;
many are the plays born thereof…*
1.The varied spellings of Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway in this poem are as were spelled in various documents in Shakespeare's time.
2. There is no judgement in this poem of anyone or any action.
suggestion:
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