We do not whether he had an intention to write before he started or whether he just drifted into it because of his connection with the theatre. For all we know someone said to him, "We need a play for next week; Will, you write pretty good sonnets--why don't you give it a try?"
William Shakespeare became a legendary writer.
There are many debates over William Shakespeare. There are people who theorize that William Shakespeare, was not actually William Shakespeare. These people believe that William Shakespeare was a noble of high birth, who was using the name William Shakespeare to publish writing. There's also the belief that William Shakespeare was actually several different people writing under the name of William Shakespeare. Ultimately, there's no hard evidence to suggest that William Shakespeare was anyone other than William Shakespeare. So the answer is "YES, William Shakespeare was a real writer."
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William Shakespeare is the most important writer in the history of writing plays.
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William Shakespeare was the author
Notably, there is one writer named William: William Shakespeare. Clearly, there are hundreds of other writers named William as well.
Please, please tell me you're not serious. Just in case, his name was William Shakespeare. Just some bloke from the 16th/17th century.
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