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Why was Shakespeare considered an upstart by many of his fellow playwrights?
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At the beginning of his career, the playwriting field was dominated by writers who had university degrees, like Marlowe and Nashe and Greene and Lyly and Peele. These guys were called the "university wits". Greene's Groatsworth of Wit, published after his death, referred to Shakespeare as an "upstart crow" who thought he could write blank verse as well as the Wits without the education. As it happened, Shakespeare could not only write as well as any of them, but much better. Only Marlowe comes close.
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One of Shakespeare's bitter enemies was?
Shakespeare did not have any bitter enemies, least of all his fellow playwrights such as Christopher Marlowe or Ben Jonson. Jonson, we know, was a friend and admirer of Shakespeare. Because Marlowe died so early in his career and before Shakespeare really got going, Marlowe didn't have much to say about Shakespeare, but Shakespeare admired Marlowe and included homages to him in his own plays. Playwrights of that time often worked together on plays, and we know that Shakespeare collaborated with John Fletcher late in his career, and many believe he also collaborated with George Poole on some of his early plays. The closest we hear from any of his contemporaries about anyone disliking Shakespeare in any way was Greene in his 1592 pamphlet Groatsworth of Wit, who talked about Shakespeare in rather unflattering terms (calling him an "upstart crow" for example) because Shakespeare did not have a university education like most of the playwrights of that time.
What date did william shakespeare die and how?
He died on April 23rd 1616, allegedly from a fever caught after a night's drinking with fellow playwrights Jonson and Drayton.
Why is there a play inside a play in a midsummers nights dream?
Having a bunch of amateur actors put on a play as a part of Shakespeare's play allowed Shakespeare to make fun of inept playwrights and actors which helped the audience appreciate the skill of Shakespeare and his fellow actors.
When and how did Shakespeare die?
He died on April 23, 1616. Rumour has it that he died of a fever after a drinking session with his fellow playwrights Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton. But that might be just gossip.
What school did Shakespeare attend?
He didn't. This has been a thorn in the sides of certain people for centuries, starting with Greene calling him an "upstart crow" in 1592. (Greene and many of the other playwrights of the time, including Marlowe, were University Men) Some people insist that Shakespeare couldn't have written his plays because he hadn't been to University, and so couldn't be smart enough to know the things he knew.
When did Shakespeare die and from what?
He died on April 23, 1616, allegedly from a fever caught after boozing it up with his fellow playwrights Jonson and Drayton. But that may be just gossip. There is no official account of the cause of his death.
When and why did William Shakespeare die?
He died on April 23, 1616. There is an account which says he caught a fever after spending the night drinking with his fellow playwrights Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton. It might be true.
Who are Shakespeare's three fellow actors?
I know that this really isn't an answer, but I know for historical fact that Shakespeare had at least 5 fellow actors.
Who said Shakespeare is not of an age but for all time?
Ben Jonson, Shakespeare's friend and fellow playwright.
What unerversity did shakespeare go to?
William Shakespeare never attended or graduated university. He skipped town after getting his girlfriend pregnant and went to London. Neither did his friend Ben Jonson graduate, he was a bricklayer. Marlowe, however had advanced degrees.
When did William Shakespeare die and how?
Shakespeare died April 23, 1616. However the cause of his death is not clearly known. Germaine Greer, in her book Shakespeare's Wife speculates that he may have died either from syphilis or from the side effects of the cures administered for syphilis, which involved ingesting mercury and other poisonous heavy metals.
Did the time and society influence William Shakespeare's work?
Of course. Shakespeare and all writers were subject to considerable political censorship. He had to be sure that his plays could not be taken as an attack on the regime of the day. He certainly had to be sure that his plays could not be taken as endorsing an illegal religion. Unlike some of his fellow playwrights, Shakespeare appears to have had no trouble keeping in good stead with the censors. One way of doing so was to write on stories which had good staying power and were not topical satires or commentaries on the events of the day.
