The grave is being restored as part of extensive repairs at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-on-Avon, Warks.
The stone, which renovators say will not be moved, warns: “Blessed be the man that spares these stones/ And cursed be he who moves my bones.”
The Rev Martin Gorick, the vicar of the church, which dates back to 1210, said he was also confident the restoration work would not incur the wrath of Shakespeare.
He said: “The gravestone is crumbling to some extent and we want to consolidate that, and do some improvements around the grave so it lasts longer.
“We are actually conserving the gravestone, so it should be a blessing rather than a curse.”
(BBC News)
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a Trackbackthats not even all of the curse!?! i am studying romie and juliet and shakespeare and he shoed us all of the words that where put on it! ( i forgot them but i know theres more than just what it says!
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