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What are different bout Shakespeare and Chaucer?

Well, for a start, Chaucer lived some 200 years before Shakespeare did. And although they both spoke English, Shakespeare spoke Modern English but Chaucer spoke Middle English, which means that they would not have been able to understand each other. Another difference is that Shakespeare was a professional writer. Chaucer was not; he was a civil servant.


Like Shakespeare Chaucer wrote in rhyming?

couplets


Who is Shakespeare and Chaucer?

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English actor, poet, theatre owner and playwright who wrote numerous poems but is most famous for his plays, some of which, such as Hamlet, are counted as the greatest plays ever written. Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) was an English civil servant who also wrote poetry, and is most famous for his unfinished poetic cycle The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer lived more than 200 years before Shakespeare and spoke a different language. Chaucer's language was Middle English; in the following 200 years the language changed enough to become Modern English, the language of Shakespeare and the language we speak today. Some further connections: Chaucer's patron and employer was John of Gaunt, who was a character in Shakespeare's play Richard II. Chaucer wrote a poem and Shakespeare wrote a play on the same subject: the tale of Troilus and Cressida from the Iliad.


Ranked second to Shakespeare as England’s greatest writer?

Geoffrey Chaucer


What collection of poems did Shakespeare borrow from to write A Midsummer Nights Dream?

Scholars have suggested that Spenser's Epithalamion, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Ovid's Metamorphoses, and the anonymous German poem Der Busant were sources for Shakespeare's play. All of these are pretty lame: the connection with Spenser is that Shakespeare appears to quote one line from Epithalamion; the connection with Chaucer is that Chaucer's knight tells the story of Bocaccio's Teseida, a story which Shakespeare and Fletcher later dramatized as The Two Noble Kinsmen, which includes the character of Theseus; Ovid is the source for the Pyramus and Thisbe story; Der Busant also has to do with someone going into a forest and going crazy.

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Could Shakespeare have read the writing of Geoffrey Chaucer?

It is possible that Shakespeare could have read the works of Geoffrey Chaucer as Chaucer's writings were well-known and influential during the Renaissance period. Shakespeare's own works show elements that may have been influenced by Chaucer's writing style and themes. However, there is no definitive evidence to suggest that Shakespeare specifically read Chaucer's works.


What are different bout Shakespeare and Chaucer?

Well, for a start, Chaucer lived some 200 years before Shakespeare did. And although they both spoke English, Shakespeare spoke Modern English but Chaucer spoke Middle English, which means that they would not have been able to understand each other. Another difference is that Shakespeare was a professional writer. Chaucer was not; he was a civil servant.


Which collection of poem does Shakespeare borrow to write midsummer night dream?

Shakespeare borrowed from Ovid's "Metamorphoses" and Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale" to write "A Midsummer Night's Dream." These works provided the inspiration for the magical and romantic elements found in the play.


Like Shakespeare Chaucer wrote in rhyming?

couplets


Who is Shakespeare and Chaucer?

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English actor, poet, theatre owner and playwright who wrote numerous poems but is most famous for his plays, some of which, such as Hamlet, are counted as the greatest plays ever written. Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) was an English civil servant who also wrote poetry, and is most famous for his unfinished poetic cycle The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer lived more than 200 years before Shakespeare and spoke a different language. Chaucer's language was Middle English; in the following 200 years the language changed enough to become Modern English, the language of Shakespeare and the language we speak today. Some further connections: Chaucer's patron and employer was John of Gaunt, who was a character in Shakespeare's play Richard II. Chaucer wrote a poem and Shakespeare wrote a play on the same subject: the tale of Troilus and Cressida from the Iliad.


What did chaucer write?

merda


Ranked second to Shakespeare as England’s greatest writer?

Geoffrey Chaucer


William shakespeare relation to Geoffrey Chaucer?

William Shakespeare and Geoffrey Chaucer were both prominent English writers, but they lived in different time periods. Chaucer was a medieval writer known for works like "The Canterbury Tales," while Shakespeare was a Renaissance playwright famous for plays like "Hamlet" and "Romeo and Juliet." Shakespeare likely drew inspiration from Chaucer's works, but they did not have a direct relationship.


When did shakespeare write his third play?

Shakespeare had probably written at least three plays before he was mentioned in a pamphlet in 1592.


What collection of poems did Shakespeare borrow from to write A Midsummer Nights Dream?

Scholars have suggested that Spenser's Epithalamion, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Ovid's Metamorphoses, and the anonymous German poem Der Busant were sources for Shakespeare's play. All of these are pretty lame: the connection with Spenser is that Shakespeare appears to quote one line from Epithalamion; the connection with Chaucer is that Chaucer's knight tells the story of Bocaccio's Teseida, a story which Shakespeare and Fletcher later dramatized as The Two Noble Kinsmen, which includes the character of Theseus; Ovid is the source for the Pyramus and Thisbe story; Der Busant also has to do with someone going into a forest and going crazy.


Which of thefollowing characters was not a part of shakespearian plays?

Geoffrey Chaucer was not a contemporary of Shakespeare.


What year did Chaucer did the a ballad of gentleness?

Chaucer did not write a ballad of gentleness. However, he did write "The Canterbury Tales," a collection of stories in medieval English society.