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Shakespeare mostly retold stories other people had written down. The only stories which appear to have been original are the plots of The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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What was Shakespeares first story?
It is misleading to suggest that Shakespeare wrote stories. With very few exceptions, Shakespeare made plays out of other people's stories. He also tweaked their stories and made them better. But he did not write or even make up stories.
What kind of type of stories did Shakespeare make?
Shakespeare did not "make stories". He borrowed other people's stories and made plays out of them. Sometimes he got his stories from books of stories, sometimes from history books, sometimes from poems, sometimes even from other people's plays. He liked love stories that turn out well (as well as a few that don't), stories about people grasping for political power, stories of revenge, and stories about people who collapse under pressure.
What encouraged Shakespeare to write stories?
Shakespeare didn't write stories. He wrote plays. Plays are very different from stories. Imagine if you took your favourite story and left out everything except the things that the characters say. That's what a play is like. Shakespeare was encourage to write plays because it was his job. The more plays and the better plays he wrote, the more money he made.
How many short stories did William Shakespeare wrote?
Not a one. Shakespeare wrote only poems and plays, not stories, short or otherwise.
What was Shakespeare's aim in writing stories?
To get monies
What was Shakespeares first story?
It is misleading to suggest that Shakespeare wrote stories. With very few exceptions, Shakespeare made plays out of other people's stories. He also tweaked their stories and made them better. But he did not write or even make up stories.
When was Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare created?
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare was created in 1907.
What kind of type of stories did Shakespeare make?
Shakespeare did not "make stories". He borrowed other people's stories and made plays out of them. Sometimes he got his stories from books of stories, sometimes from history books, sometimes from poems, sometimes even from other people's plays. He liked love stories that turn out well (as well as a few that don't), stories about people grasping for political power, stories of revenge, and stories about people who collapse under pressure.
What encouraged Shakespeare to write stories?
Shakespeare didn't write stories. He wrote plays. Plays are very different from stories. Imagine if you took your favourite story and left out everything except the things that the characters say. That's what a play is like. Shakespeare was encourage to write plays because it was his job. The more plays and the better plays he wrote, the more money he made.
How many short stories did William Shakespeare wrote?
Not a one. Shakespeare wrote only poems and plays, not stories, short or otherwise.
What was Shakespeare's aim in writing stories?
To get monies
What was Shakespeare's three professions before theater?
We do not know any of the jobs Shakespeare worked at before he became involved in the world of theatre. People have guessed and made up stories but there is no actual evidence. That is why this part of Shakespeare's life is called the Lost Years.
What other stories did William Shakespeare write apart from Romeo and Juliet?
Shakespeare wrote at least thirty-eight plays and two narrative poems which all tell stories. In fact, the plays often tell two or more stories at the same time. You can find summaries of the stories in an encyclopedia or a book about Shakespeare or in a book like Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare which tells them in a form designed for Victorian children.
What was Plutarch's influence on Shakespeare?
Plutarch provided the plots for a couple of Shakespeare's plays, and his stories also provided Shakespeare with a number of allusions.
What would Shakespeare have seen in Ovid that you can see in his plays?
Stories. Shakespeare (and most everyone else) studied Ovid in school so they could readily allude to his stories.
What are the types of stories that William shakespeare wrote?
He actually wrote very few stories. Mostly he made plays out of stories someone else wrote. The stories he is thought to have written himself (A Midsummer Night's Dream and the Tempest particularly) have more than the usual amount of magic.
Who did Shakespeare use as inspiration for his actors and plays?
His plays were based on stories he had read or plays he had seen. Shakespeare rarely created an original plot--he just made pre-existing plots so much better.
