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The idea that writers sit around waiting to be "inspired" is a very romantic one. Professional writers set aside time and write every day. They do not wait to be "inspired". If you check out the way writers like P.G. Wodehouse or Ernest Hemingway worked it was like this. We do not know very much about Shakespeare's work habits when writing, but we do know that he was a professional writer who earned his living partly through his writing, and that because he was also a professional actor with rehearsals and performances to attend, he had only limited time to write in. This suggests that the romantic idea of him writing when the inspiration hit is not accurate. If your question really means "Where did Shakespeare get the ideas for his plays?" the answer is that he got them from books he had read of history and Italian stories as well as from older plays he had seen and perhaps acted in. Very few of Shakespeare's stories were really original; the originality was in the way he told them.
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What or who inspired William Shakespeare to write?
Nobody knows this.
What inspired William Shakespeare to write the tragedy of Julius Caesar?
It was because he was high on morphine
Who was lady Penelope rich to William Shakespeare?
She was a woman at the court who was a famous beauty and who had inspired people like Sir Philip Sidney to write poetry about her. It is unlikely that Shakespeare had any contact with her personally, and even more unlikely that she might have inspired him to write anything.
Was William Shakespeare itaillian?
William Shakespeare was English.
Who were William Shakespeare's sons?
Hamnet shakespeare was the only son of William shakespeare. Susanna Hall and Judith quiney are the daughters of William shakespeare
What or who inspired William Shakespeare to write?
Nobody knows this.
Who was inspired by William Shakespeare?
Matthew Arnold, for one. Goethe is another.
What inspired William Shakespeare to write the tragedy of Julius Caesar?
It was because he was high on morphine
Who was lady Penelope rich to William Shakespeare?
She was a woman at the court who was a famous beauty and who had inspired people like Sir Philip Sidney to write poetry about her. It is unlikely that Shakespeare had any contact with her personally, and even more unlikely that she might have inspired him to write anything.
Did William Shakespeare have a middle name and what was it?
Shakespeare had no middle name. His name was just William Shakespeare.
Was William Shakespeare "Shakespeare"?
William Shakespeare was an actor, poet and playwright.
who wrote Hamlet ?
William Shakespeare.
Is William Shakespeare single?
No, William Shakespeare is not single.
Was William Shakespeare itaillian?
William Shakespeare was English.
Who were William Shakespeare's sons?
Hamnet shakespeare was the only son of William shakespeare. Susanna Hall and Judith quiney are the daughters of William shakespeare
Who was William Shakespeare s mother?
William Shakespeare's mother's name was Mary Shakespeare
Does William Shakespeare have a book?
yes William Shakespeare does have a book
