Hamnet Shakespeare all three use "thou") and (2) there is no mention of the supposed "fault" committed by the addressee towards the poet (as in sonnets 34 and 35) nor of the supposed "guilt" borne by the poet which may affect the addressee's reputation (as in sonnet 36). Hamnet Shakespeare Hamnet Shakespeare (baptised 2 February 1585 – buried 11 August 1596) was the only son of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway, and the fraternal twin of Judith Shakespeare. He died at the age of 11. Some Shakespearean scholars speculate on the relationship between Hamnet and his father's later play "Hamlet", as well
BBC Television Shakespeare capacity for compassion and sympathy." The "Prefaces to Shakespeare" episode for "Titus Andronicus" was presented by Patrick Stewart who had played Titus in a 1981 RSC production directed by John Barton. The "Shakespeare in Perspective" episode was presented by psychiatrist Anthony Clare. All line references are taken from the individual Oxford Shakespeare editions of each play. BBC Television Shakespeare The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and broadcast by BBC Television. Transmitted in the UK from 3 December 1978 to 27 April 1985, the series spanned