The short answer is no-one knows; very little is known for sure about the life of Shakespeare. Some people believe he may have visited Italy because several of his plays are based there, on the other hand, some of the descriptions of the Italian towns mentioned in the plays are wildly inaccurate which makes it appear unlikely that he'd actually been there.
No one knows for sure. Although Shakespeare wrote action that took place in Venice (Othello and Merchant of Venice), there is no record of his having been there.
Shakespeare never traveled here, but enjoyed the romantic stories about it.
No, he didn't travel, few people did at that time.
The two gentlemen of Verona.
Verona
It didn't. Shakespeare didn't know anything about Verona except that it was a place in Italy suitable for setting plays in. The version of the Romeo and Juliet story which he read (in English translation) was set in Verona.
Shakespeare wrote ... two gentlemen of Verona
Verona, ItalyThe play is set in Verona: in the north of Italy.Verona
the Shakespeare play 2 Gentlemen of Verona
The two gentlemen of Verona.
Verona
In Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet," it is Prince Escalus of Verona who ultimately decides Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt. Prince Escalus banishes Romeo from Verona as a result of his actions.
Shakespeare wrote a play called The Two Gentlemen of Verona.
"In fair Verona, where we lay our scene…" Verona is a city in Italy.
It didn't. Shakespeare didn't know anything about Verona except that it was a place in Italy suitable for setting plays in. The version of the Romeo and Juliet story which he read (in English translation) was set in Verona.
Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona, Italy.
Shakespeare wrote ... two gentlemen of Verona
No. They were in Verona, Italy. If you go to Verona today there is a location that is said to be Juliet's house and balcony.
Verona, ItalyThe play is set in Verona: in the north of Italy.Verona
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