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Where did he get his plot ideas from? Almost all of his plots are taken from books he read or plays he saw.
What inspired his sonnets? They are written to several people. One imagines that his relationship with these people or their character was what inspired him to write what he did.
What inspired the characters he created? These were surely developed from the people he met and interacted with. Shakespeare had a remarkable facility for observing and learning many things about many kinds of people and the lives they led.
Why did Shakespeare write at all? It was his job; it was how he made enough money to support his wife and children in Stratford.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoShakespeare wrote the play Hamlet, and it had absolutely nothing to do with his son Hamnet. The main character in the story of Hamlet was called that years before Shakespeare was born. The Hamlet story goes back to a semi-legendary account by the historian Saxo Gramatticus. It was also probably the subject of an earlier Elizabethan play which is now lost.
The character Hamlet has no more to do with Shakespeare's son than the character of King John has to do with his father, or the character of Anne Bullen has to do with his wife. King John is called that because that was the name of the king. Shakespeare wrote about him (and Anne Bullen and Hamlet) because he thought it would make a good play and someone had already written the story.
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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
Which school was named after William Shakespeare?
William Shakespeare School.
