Shakespeare was also an accomplished poet, known for his sonnets and narrative poems such as "Venus and Adonis" and "The Rape of Lucrece". He was an actor and a shareholder in the theatrical company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men.
Being a prolific playwright and Bard (poet)
Apart from being a poet and playwright, he was an actor and businessman.
The first we hear of Shakespeare being associated with the theatre is in 1592, by which time he was already established as a playwright. We have absolutely no knowledge of what he did in the previous seven years.
Greek playwrights like Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes were writing plays over 1800 years before Shakespeare was born. The Greek actor/playwright Thespis is credited with being the first actor and the first playwright around 535 BCE (BC).
Yes. He was as well-known in his time for acting as for writing.
He was interested in theater, being an actor, and you could make some extra money being a playwright.
Eventually, he went to London. However, we do not know much about the period of Shakespeare's life between his leaving Stratford and being a successful playwright and actor in London. He may have gone somewhere else in the meantime.
Yes. Theatres grew during the Tudor era. Plays were put on for entertainment purposes, with William Shakespeare being the most popular playwright.
There is not enough information to say with any certainty. After his first successes, what kept him motivated was the financial reward of being a popular playwright.
The farmer had a prolific season this year. Sally was the most prolific contributor to her community. He knew that being prolific was a good thing.
Well, William Shakespeare is known everywhere as the greatest playwright in the world, and the best writer in the English language. And Justin Bieber is a famous Canadian, famous for being the son of a former Prime Minister. Well, that's Justin somebody anyway.
He was an actor. He performed in plays for over twenty years. He was a businessman. He had an interest in two theatres and the theatre company he belonged to. He invested in land and made loans to people. He was a writer. Most of his writing he did for the theatre company, but he also sold his poetry on the side.