At his death there was no great funeral, although there were for other playwrights, such as Ben Jonson and Francis Beaumont, who were both buried, with much ceremony, in London’s Westminster Abbey.
Kad Šekspīrs nomira, viņam netika sarīkotas greznas bēres kā citiem dramaturgiem, piemēram, Benam Džonsonam un Frānsisam Boumontam, kas abi ar iespaidīgām ceremonijām tika apbedīti Londonā, Vestminsteras abatijā.