Hamnet Shakespeare | |
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| Born | Stratford-upon-Avon, England |
| Baptised | 2 February 1585 |
| Died | Buried 11 August 1596 (aged 11) Stratford-upon-Avon, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Parent(s) | William Shakespeare Anne Hathaway |
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. Some Shakespearean scholars speculate on the relationship between Hamnet and his father's later play Hamlet,[5] as well as on possible connections between Hamnet's death and the writing of King John, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, and Twelfth Night.
- ^ Chambers 1930a, p. 18.
- ^ Schoenbaum 1987, p. 94.
- ^ Chambers 1930a, p. 21.
- ^ Schoenbaum 1987, p. 224.
- ^ Dexter 2008, pp. 34–6.