1582,
Anne is pregnant. How could she NOT tell me before? This is really bad for the family. Not only is John Shakespeare is behind the mortgage, but his son got an older lady pregnant. What will the neighbors say? I will have to move out of Stratfordshire just to clear my name!
This has never happened before, pregnancy prior marriage. Imagine the gossip, the scandals. the defamation. However, don't they say 'History is made by rule breakers'. Imagine that; I, a young boy who left school early, got an elder girl pregnant, come from a family who was behind in mortage actually leave a mark in the history books? Maybe for the good, maybe for the bad. You never know.
But enough about the future, I need to think about now. I have an unborn child coming and I need to give the babe a father to look up at and a roof to shelter them from the rain. I need to make sure I am there for my baby no matter what. I need to make sure the baby has a good loving family. Oh no, Anne! What shall I do about her?
I love her with all my heart and will do anything to hunting across the endless world to find her love. However, I cannot leave her and the baby struggling. England is a hard world if you get kicked out by your family, which she will, because of me.
I know what I must do. For the baby. For Anne. For history.
I must get on one knee and give her my eternal love.
,William Shakespeare.
By Dhea Mohammed :)
Very well researched and thought out piece Dhea! Well done. :) - Miss Crowley
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