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Robert Greene accused him of being an "upstart crow" because he dared to write plays when he wasn't a university man. It didn't seem to matter much to anyone else.

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Being an "upstart crow", having the nerve to write plays in blank verse without a University education.

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Why did William Shakespeare have enemies?

People like Robert Greene, for example, were jealous of Shakespeare's talent and success.


What did Greene accuse Shakespeare of doing?

Pretending to be well-educated when he was not. Greene called him an "upstart crow".


What insults were William Shakespeare called?

Not a lot of people wanted to insult Shakespeare, but one, Robert Greene, called him an "upstart crow."


Which critic attacked shakespeare first for his plays?

Robert Greene


Did Shakespeare base the character of Falstaff on Robert Greene?

Some speculate that he did because of Greene's colorful personality.


What was Shakespeare's reputations in London?

Robert Greene


What year was Shakespeare first mentioned in London?

1592, by Robert Greene.


Why was William Shakespeare called the upstart crow?

"There is an upstart crow beautified with our feathers that, with his 'tiger's heart wrapped in a player's hide,' supposes he is as well able to bombast out a blank verse as the best of you; being an absolute Johannes Factotum, in his conceit the only shake-scene in a country." Robert Greene Groatsworth of Wit (1592)


Who dissed William Shakespeare why?

A guy called Greene did, in a book called Greene's Groatsworth of Wit. Although some people think that Greene did not actually write that book, and the remarks about Shakespeare are not actually a diss.


Where did Shakespeare get his idea for The Winter's Tale?

A story called Pandosto by Robert Greene.


Who wrote about Shakespeare and ended the seven dark years?

Robert Greene in his pamphlet Greene's Groatsworth of Wit, published in 1592.


What is William Shakespeare's degree?

William Shakespeare did not have a University Education and thus no degree. In his day, competitors like Greene made fun of his lack of education, since other playwrights like Greene, Jonson and Marlowe were well educated.