Shakespeare’s burial is recorded in Stratford’s parish register on 25 April 1616. We do not know the cause of Shakespeare’s death.
– Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Is this because Shakespeare’s death has been fully researched and investigated and such researched investigation has yielded less than satisfactory answers? Is it because his death hasn’t heretofore been researched or investigated fully – or at all? A combination thereof?
A group of international researchers have recently tackled the mystery and conundrum that is Shakespeare’s death and have made some interesting findings.
Saving your reverence and with the greatest of respect, this new group of researchers – Shakespeare’s Death Research Project – disagrees with the above statement provided by Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
If you are interested in the latest research about Shakespeare’s death – you know, the guy who wrote Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar – take the quiz below to test your current state of knowledge; then, go to the Project’s research at www.shakespearesdeath.com or www.shakespearesdeathresearchproject.com and decide for yourself.
So, how did Shakespeare die?
A) Typhus fever – which might have been circulating in Stratford in the spring of 1616 – or a different type of fever or illness.
B) Suicide.
C) Unknown.
D) Caught a fever after drinking too hard with two other playwrights during a merry meeting, so basically a really bad hangover.
E) None of the above.
Shakespeare’s Death Research Project
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