8-3Parents&Siblings

 WHO WERE SHAKESPEARE’S PARENTS AND SIBLINGS? WHAT WAS SHAKESPEARE’S RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM LIKE? Answer Prepared By: Tiwa Lawal  Shakespeare was very close to his parents. He left school because his dad’s company was running out of business. His father worked as a glover (a glover makes lady’s gloves)**.** Making gloves was part of Shakespeare’s career until he became a world renowned writer. There’s not very much information on his relationship with his mother.

Unfortunately, many of Shakespeare’s siblings died from a disease or didn’t live to an old age. Joan, the first child died at an early age from a disease, The Black Death. The Black Death, also known as the Plague, was from bad hygiene conditions. Margaret, the second child died, yet what she died from was a mystery. The next child was William. Gilbert, the fourth child, luckily survived the plague. Shakespeare had a very close relationship with Gilbert during the childhood years. They were great friends. The next daughter, Joan, was named after the first child. She like her parents couldn’t read or write. The sixth daughter, Anne, died after eight years. The cause of her death is unknown, but it is thought to be because of the Plague. Richard, the seventh child, died an early death. Not very much is known about him. The last child, Edmund, looked up to his eldest brother, William. He listened to all of his stories of the Theatres of London and idolized William. They had a very strong bond and Edmund often appeared in Shakespeare’s plays. Overall, Shakespeare kept his family close to his heart. However, he brought shame to his family when he married Anne Hathaway because she was three months pregnant.