William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure is usually talked about in terms of sexual harassment. The plot revolves around a man condemned to death for having sex with his fiancé before marriage. His ...

The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage at the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a local farmer, on November 28, 1582. She was eight years older than him and ...

2. Sonnet 116: “Let me not to the marriage of true minds.” (1609) Sonnet 116 is arguably one of the most famous love-themed poems ever written. In this poem, Shakespeare shows that true love ...

His marriage to Anne Hathaway is presumed to have been a shotgun wedding – they married in 1582 while she was pregnant with their first child. For most of their married life, Shakespeare lived ...

Anne Hathaway is believed to have lived in the thatched, timber-framed farmhouse, which consists of just three rooms – a kitchen, parlour and hall - until her marriage to Shakespeare in 1582.