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Who was Queen of England during the time Shakespeare began to write and who ruled after her?
nobody
Why did Shakespeare write poems?
Because he had a love of expressing opinions and creativity in more creative ways.He wrote Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucreceduring periods when the playhouses were closed due to plague. He needed a different revenue stream to make up for the lost box office admission. He wrote the sonnets for prestige. He wanted to be considered a great poet. Playwrights were considered literary hacks.
Did Shakespeare write before chaucer?
No, Chaucer wrote during the Middle English period. Shakespeare came more than 200 years later.
William Shakespeare didn't write his plays?
Is this a question? William Shakespeare did write his plays.
When did shakespeare write Merlin the magician?
William Shakespeare did not write anything called Merlin the Magician
Why did William Shakespeare write sonnets during the Bubonic Plague?
because he wanted to show people how he felt and to let his feelings out
What reference work did shakespeare use to write his plays?
His favourite source was Holinshed's Chronicles.
What is the title of the work Shakespeare obtained information from to write most of his plays?
More of Shakespeare's plays are based on Holinshed's Chronicles than any other work.
Why couldn't Virgina Woolf write during Shakespeare's time?
She wasn't alive during "Shakespeare's time". She was born 300 years after Shakespeare's daughter Susannah. Women could and did write during "Shakespeare's time" but not women who had not yet been born.
What event had a huge impact on changing the direction of Shakespeare's career for a time?
The closing of theaters due the Bubonic Plague caused Shakespeare to have to look for other outlets for his material than the stage. During this time, he began to write poetry. He wrote Venus and Adonis" and "Rape of Lucrese" for a benefactor during this period.
Where did Shakespeare obtain the information he used to write most of his plays?
His sources for many of the plays were Holinshed's Chronicles and Plutarch's Lives.
Where did shakespeare get the idea to write about Henry the sixth?
The idea of presenting events from English history in play form was already established. Shakespeare got his information about the turbulent reign of Henry VI from Holinshed's Chronicles.
Who was Queen of England during the time Shakespeare began to write and who ruled after her?
nobody
Why did Shakespeare write poems?
Because he had a love of expressing opinions and creativity in more creative ways.He wrote Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucreceduring periods when the playhouses were closed due to plague. He needed a different revenue stream to make up for the lost box office admission. He wrote the sonnets for prestige. He wanted to be considered a great poet. Playwrights were considered literary hacks.
Did Alfred Lord Tennyson write Camelot?
Yes, Shakespeare wrote many ballads during his life.
Did Shakespeare write before chaucer?
No, Chaucer wrote during the Middle English period. Shakespeare came more than 200 years later.
What is the name of the play that some critic say that shakespeare used to write Macbeth?
Shakespeare got his plot for Macbeth from Holinshed's Chronicles, which is a history book, not a play. Parts of The Witch by Thomas Middleton were lifted from that rather unsuccessful play and plopped down into the middle of Macbeth, but it is suspected that this was not done by Shakespeare but by some later editor.
