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Which two books did shakespeare use to as a general reference for his plays?
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∙ 13y ago
He used more than two books as his source materials. The most important ones were Holinshed's Chronicles, where he got the plots for the history plays, Macbeth and King Lear, and Plutarch's Lives, where he got the plots for Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus and material for A Midsummer Night's Dream and Timon of Athens.
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How many of Shakespeare plays became books?
All the known Shakespeare plays are printed in books.
Shakespeare famous quotes in his plays?
There are literally books full of Shakespeare quotes.
What books by Shakespeare begin with o?
One of Shakespeare's plays (which could be published as a book, although Shakespeare himself never had it published, or ever intended that it should be) is called Othello.
What things inspired Shakespeare?
Authors that he read about as a child, books he read as an adult, plays he had seen performed etc.
What can you learn from Shakespeare plays?
It depends on the play. Each one has a different central idea. But in general, by reading Shakespeare plays you can gain an insight into the Elizabethan period. What was important to them, how they spoke, what they valued, what were the intrigues and wars, etc...
What books did shakespeare use as a reference to write his plays?
he used samalayuca books
How many of Shakespeare plays became books?
All the known Shakespeare plays are printed in books.
Shakespeare famous quotes in his plays?
There are literally books full of Shakespeare quotes.
Did Shakespeare wrote any books?
Shakespeare did not write any books. He wrote plays, and lots of poetry, but he never wrote any books.
Was William Shakespeare a artist?
No, he wrote plays, poetry and books. x
What reference work did shakespeare use to write his plays?
His favourite source was Holinshed's Chronicles.
How many Shakespeare's books are still popular?
Shakespeare generally wrote plays, not books. It really depends on where in the world you want to know. All of his plays are pretty popular, it just depends where to know how popular. Many schools go over his plays.
What classic book did shakespeare borrow from when writing his plays?
Shakespeare borrowed from a number of classic books, including Plutarch's Lives and Holinshed's Chronicles. Almost all of the plays have a source somewhere.
What books by Shakespeare begin with o?
One of Shakespeare's plays (which could be published as a book, although Shakespeare himself never had it published, or ever intended that it should be) is called Othello.
How many books did williamshakedspeare write?
William Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets! Books? I'm not so sure.
Where can the written plays of William Shakespeare be bought?
Anywhere where they sell books. It would be a very poor bookstore indeed that did not carry the works of Shakespeare somewhere.
How many books and plays did shakespeare write?
i dont know you lot have the answer's you should be telling me honestly
