Who memorialized Shakespeare with "To the Memory of My Beloved Master, William Shakespeare"?

Who memorialized Shakespeare with "To the Memory of My Beloved Master, William Shakespeare"?

• A. Samuel Johnson
• B. John Dryden
• C. Ben Jonson
• D. Robert Browning

Answer: (C)

This line is a memorial inscription that shows how deeply the writer respected Shakespeare as a teacher and master in the craft of drama. It was composed by Ben Jonson, a prominent playwright and poet who was a contemporary and close associate of Shakespeare. Jonson’s tribute on Shakespeare’s memorial in Stratford-upon-Avon explicitly calls Shakespeare “my beloved master,” signaling both affection and professional debt. This exact epitaph is uniquely his; the other writers listed are known for Shakespeare-related work in other forms, but not this memorial inscription.

This line is a memorial inscription that shows how deeply the writer respected Shakespeare as a teacher and master in the craft of drama. It was composed by Ben Jonson, a prominent playwright and poet who was a contemporary and close associate of Shakespeare. Jonson’s tribute on Shakespeare’s memorial in Stratford-upon-Avon explicitly calls Shakespeare “my beloved master,” signaling both affection and professional debt. This exact epitaph is uniquely his; the other writers listed are known for Shakespeare-related work in other forms, but not this memorial inscription.