Why did Shakespeare become prosperous?

Answer 1

He had willpower

Answer 2

Shakespeare was lucky to survive because there was a plague going around at the time, which he was fortunate enough not to catch. However, one of William's sons, Hamnet, did contract the plague and died at the age of eleven.

Answer 3

Because of the manner they were written in. The language appealed to the commoner's or the 'groundlings'. The groundlings were the people that stood at the bottom of the stage and were the cheapest tickets available at The Globe Theatre. The plays storylines are relatable and have always been enjoyed by theatre goers. Hope this has helped :D

Answer 4

• Born: 23 April 1564
• Birthplace: Stratford-upon-Avon, England
• Died: 23 April 1616
• Best Known As: The famed author of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare is the grand literary figure of the Western world. During England's period he wrote dozens of plays which continue to dominate world theater 400 years later. Shakespeare handled high drama, romance and slapstick comedy with equal ease, and so famous are his words that his quotes, from "To be or not to be" to "Parting is such sweet sorrow," take up more than 70 pages in recent editions of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. His works rival the(also produced in the 1600s) as a source of oft-quoted English phrases. Shakespeare is known as "the Bard of Avon," in a nod to his birthplace, and many of his plays were originally performed in the famous Globe Theater in London. Among his best-known plays are Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and MacBeth. He is also known for his poetry, especially his sonnets.

So mighty was Shakespeare's output that some scholars insist another, greater mind must have written some or all of his plays. (Sir Francis Bacon, Christopher Marlowe and have all been candidates.) But this theory has never been proved... Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in 1582. Their daughter Susannah was born in 1583, and the twins Judith and Hamnet were born in 1585. Hamnet died in 1596... Shakespeare's precise birthdate is not known; he was baptized on 26 April 1564, and over time 23 April has become the accepted date of birth, in part because he also died on 23 April in 1616.

Answer 5

Basically Shakespeare was successful because he was very good. If you compare his work to any of his contemporaries you will see the difference. And nobody ever wrote more powerful lines than Shakespeare did. Actors love to say them.

Answer 6

The Black Death or Plague took place around 1350, over 200 years before Shakespeare was born. His luck was in not having been born 200 plus years earlier. There were plagues in Shakespeare's day but none as deadly as the Black Death.

Answer 7

He owned shares in the theatre company and in the theatres they played in. Actors and playwrights were not well-paid in Shakespeare's day, but he was able to make a lot of money as a businessman in the theatre business.

Answer 8

I'd say by thinking outside the box. The challenges he faced arose mostly from being a husband and father at the extremely young age of 18 before he had any kind of steady income. Life was probably pretty tough for Will and Anne and young Susanna in the early 1580s. Straight-line thinking would tell him to stay in Stratford and join his father's trade. This is probably what his brother Richard did, and became forgotten by history. It was not strange to move to the city to try to set up a business there: Shakespeare's brother Gilbert did it and so did his friend Richard Field. But theatre? That was a totally crazy and unexpected idea--nobody in Shakespeare's family had ever been involved in theatre and neither had anyone in Stratford. Fortunately Will was good at it and knew how to make money so he succeeded.

Answer 9

He was extremely clever, brilliantly skillful with words and knowledgeable about the ways of people, and he put those attributes to good use by working at them throughout his life.