Does this mean Shakespear was a chav or was he simply ahead of his time?

Question

This is a quotation from Twelth night. It came from the clown Fabian :

A coward, a most devout coward, religious init

Answer 1

It's "religious in it".  Not "init".  Fabian means that he's hiding behind his religion.  The play has cowardice as a main theme - see the link for a scene-by-scene summary of the play.

Shakespeare was in fact poor by birth and both his parents were illiterate (couldn't read or write).  I don't know what qualifies someone to be a chav, but illiterate parents might do it.

Answer 2

he was proberly using a colloquilism meaning local terms but im sure innit has been round for a while!

Answer 3

Well, he was a Stratford boy, innit.

Upon Avon, whatever.

Answer 4

XD.... init probably meant something else. ShakespearE was not a chav.