204

Shakespeare or Shakspere, John (a shoemaker), another resident at
Stratford, 12 _n_ 3

Shakespeare, Judith, the poet's second daughter, 26 205
her marriage to Thomas Quiney, 271
her father's bequest to her, 275
her children, 280 281
her death, 281

Shakespeare, Margaret, 7

Shakespeare, Mary, the poet's mother: her marriage, 6 7
her ancestry and parentage, 6 7
her property, 7
her title to bear the arms of the Arden family, 191
her death, 266

Shakespeare, Richard, a brother of the poet, 11 266
his death, 283

Shakespeare, Richard, of Rowington, 2

Shakespeare, Richard, of Snitterfield, probably the poet's grandfather, 3
his family, 3 4
letters of administration of his estate, 3 and _n_ 3

Shakespeare, Richard, of Wroxhall, 3

Shakespeare, Susanna, a daughter of the poet, 22
_See also_ Hall, Mrs. Susanna

Shakespeare, Thomas, probably one of the poet's uncles, 3 4

SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM: parentage and birthplace, 1-9
childhood, education, and marriage, 10-24
(_see also_ Education of Shakespeare; Poaching; Shakespeare,
Anne)
departure from Stratford, 27-31
theatrical employment, 32-4
joins the Lord Chamberlain's company, 36
his _roles_, 43
his first plays, 50-73
publication of his poems, 74 76 _seq._
his Sonnets, 83-124 151-6
patronage of the Earl of Southampton, 125-50 374
plays composed between 1595 and 1598, 161-73
his popularity and influence, 176-79
returns to Stratford, 187
buys New Place, 193
financial position before 1599, 196 _seq._
financial position after 1599, 200 _seq._
formation of his estate at Stratford, 204 _seq._
plays written between 1599 and 1609, 207-47
the latest plays, 248 _seq._
performance of his plays at Court, 264
(_see also_ Court; Whitehall; Elizabeth, Queen; James I)
final settlement in Stratford (1611), 266 _seq._
death (1616), 272
his will, 273 _seq._
monument at Stratford, 276
personal character, 277-9
his survivors and descendants, 280 _seq._
autographs, portraits, and memorials, 284-98
bibliography, 299-325
his posthumous reputation in England and abroad, 326-54
general estimate of his work, 355-7
biographical sources, 361-5
alleged relation between him and the Earl of Pembroke, 411-15

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