Why did Shakespeare write sonnets?

Answer 1

In 1952 and 1953 the plague in London was so severe that the theaters were closed, so Shakespeare seemed to have turned his creative energies to poetry as a result. He wrote his long poem Venus and Adonis at this time and maybe sonnets as well.

Answer 2

There is considerable evidence that Shakespeare's Sonnets were originally created for the purpose of furthering a relationship with, and thereby obtaining the patronage of, Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton. The evidence is summarised in The Biography in Shakespeare's Sonnets (see link below)

Answer 3

Started writing because he hit depression before he met the love if his life.

Answer 4

because he likes to write like that