0
Davenant is supposed to have claimed so in a letter written in 1644. About this there are four possibilities:
1. There was no connection at all between Davenant and Shakespeare and he made the whole thing up.
2. Shakespeare actually was Davenant's illegitimate son.
3. Shakespeare was Davenant's godfather, so he was Shakespeare's son in this sense.
4. Shakespeare was Davenant's inspiration, so he was the son of his spirit in a kind of metaphorical sense. This is almost certainly what Samuel Butler meant when he said Davenant was Shakespeare's son.
Possibilities number three and four are the most likely. Number two is so unlikely that we can probably rule it out.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Who was Shakespeare's godson?
Sir William Davenant
How many mistresses did Shakespeare have?
There is no actual evidence that he had any at all. Some people have claimed that William Davenant was his illegitimate son, in which case Shakespeare must have had an affair with Davenant's mother. However, the evidence is equally consistent with Shakespeare being his godfather or his inspiration.
Was William Davenant William Shakespeares son?
No, although he tried to claim that he was.
When was john Shakespeare born?
John Shakespeare, (William Shakespeare's father) was born in 1530.
Is guliemus filius Johannes Shakespeare the same person as William Shakespeare?
Yes. "Guliemus" is Latin for "William". The translation of the whole thing means "William son of John Shakespeare". William's father was indeed John Shakespeare the Stratford glover.
Who was Shakespeare's godson?
Sir William Davenant
Who was Shakespeares lover?
It is not written in history and is not specified. William Shakespeare's "lover" would probably be his wife, Anne Hathaway. They were married in 1582, and had 3 children, a daughter Susanna and twins Hamnet and Judith. It is rumored that Shakespeare had one illegitimate son, William Davenant, however other sources state that Shakespeare was merely Davenant's godfather. Davenant's mother was Jane Shepherd Davenant.
Did William Shakespeare have a fourth child?
Not a legitimate one. William Davenant claimed to be Shakespeare's bastard son, but this was probably canny self-promotion on his part.
When did William Davenant die?
William Davenant died in 1668.
When was William Davenant born?
William Davenant was born in 1606.
How many mistresses did Shakespeare have?
There is no actual evidence that he had any at all. Some people have claimed that William Davenant was his illegitimate son, in which case Shakespeare must have had an affair with Davenant's mother. However, the evidence is equally consistent with Shakespeare being his godfather or his inspiration.
Did Ralph Vaughan Williams have children?
He possibly did; in a recent documentary revealing his secret love affair to Ursula Wood years before they married after the death of his first wife, it emerged that she had become pregnant around that time and decided to have an abortion. According to Professor Byron Adams, "She very much wanted to believe that the child was Vaughan William's, but we don't know who's child it was".
Was William Davenant William Shakespeares son?
No, although he tried to claim that he was.
Is Shakespeare a father?
Yes, William Shakespeare was a father. He had three children with his wife Anne Hathaway: Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith.
When was john Shakespeare born?
John Shakespeare, (William Shakespeare's father) was born in 1530.
Whose father was a tanner?
William Shakespeare?
Was William Shakespeare a father of three?
Yes, William Shakespeare had three children; Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith.
