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As the head of the government, she set the policy for censorship, particularly for commentary on political issues. Shakespeare was smart enough to steer on the right side of the censors, but some of his contemporaries were less lucky--the authors of the play Isle of Dogs were sent to jail. Censorship had a distinct effect on the content of Shakespeare's work.

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Q: How did Queen Elizabeth affect what Shakespeare wrote?
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