Shakespeare & Anne Hathaway First SightWomen were not allowed to act on stage at that time (female roles were played by men, too), but when the man who supposed to play Juliet has gone. Anne, for the first time, took the the risk and decided to play Juliet as a real female. Soon she and William are caught in a forbidden romance that provides rich inspiration for his play.
William Shakespeare must have been working with a touring theatre company, and we can imagine the temptations available to a handsome young man in that situation. and it’s not implausible to suggest there may have been a sexual relationship between Anne and William.”
In the end, they got married when he was 18 and she was 26 years old. She outlived her husband by seven years.
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