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Shakespeare’s Grave Epitaph Is a Curse William Shakespeare's final resting place is not in the surrounding graveyard of Holy Trinity Church, but inside the chancel itself—a place of honor. This prestigious spot was secured because he had purchased a tithe deed for £440, a considerable sum in the early 17th century. The famous curse, while widely believed to be penned by Shakespeare, is not definitively proven to be his own writing. Such curses were not entirely uncommon, reflecting a widespread fear of graves being disturbed, either by robbers seeking valuables or by church officials needing to make space for new burials by consolidating old remains in a charnel house. The epitaph was a direct and personal plea for his bones to remain untouched for eternity.