Not Old English, which is a totally different language that neither you nor Shakespeare could comprehend. Nor even Middle English, which Chaucer wrote in, and which you and Shakespeare could understand if it were written, but neither could understand when spoken. No, Shakespeare wrote exclusively in Modern English. You could understand Shakespeare if he spoke to you, although you might think his accent made him sound a bit like a pirate. (The particular dialect of English he used is called Early Modern English)
Mainly iambic pentameter. Please see the link.
Yes he did.
Plutarch
Shakespeare and his contemporaries often used blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter) for the dialogue in their plays.
Shakespeare's play is based on Plutarch's Lives of the Greeks and Romans, which Shakespeare almost certainly took at school.
he used samalayuca books
His favourite source was Holinshed's Chronicles.
Mainly iambic pentameter. Please see the link.
William Shakespeare used a quill to write all his plays.
No, women were not on his plays.
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Yes he did.
I use Sparknotes.com
blank verse
To write them: ink, paper, penTo perform them: actors, props, theatresTo think them up: imagination, hard work, and other people's plots.
Voltaire did not directly use Shakespeare as a source for his plays, but he was influenced by Shakespeare's work and admired his dramatic style. Voltaire criticized Shakespeare's use of emotional excess and his unconventional narrative techniques, yet he recognized the impact of Shakespeare on the theatrical landscape. In his own plays, Voltaire sought to blend classical traditions with new ideas, drawing from various influences, including Shakespeare's emphasis on character and human emotion.
Plutarch