Some people believe that Shakespeare didn't write his plays because he didn't have a proper education, (he only went to school for two years.) ,he didn't travel to any of the countries he wrote about, and he had no way of knowing the details of how the royal court was run that he described in his plays. They believe that the plays were actually written by a nobleman who did not take credit for his work, because some of the plays were highly political and mocked royalty at times. A noble could have been executed if he had written plays like Shakespeare's. The most likely person who could have written the plays (if he didn't) would be Sir Edward De Vere.
All of Shakespeare's plays were written exclusively to entertain his audiences, although the history plays did inform them (and also misinform them) incidentally. Shakespeare did not have a moral or intellectual agenda in his plays, which is why they are so good.
Yes Shakespeare's plays were written in verses.
The line "To be or not to be..." is from Hamlet. Dating of Shakespeare's plays is an uncertain science but most scholars consider it was written sometime between 1598 and 1603. Shakespeare was born in 1564 so he would have been aged 36 to 39 when Hamlet was written.
This is a harder question than you might think. Scholars agree that Shakespeare wrote in whole or in part the 37 plays in the Second Folio, and there is general agreement that he at least partly wrote The Two Noble Kinsmen. There is also evidence that he wrote other plays that have not come down to us, including Cardenio and Love's Labours Won. Finally there are plays which some people think might be by Shakespeare but others do not, like Edward III or The Second Maiden's Tale (which some scholars have suggested might really be Cardenio)
No they were not.
All of Shakespeare's plays were written exclusively to entertain his audiences, although the history plays did inform them (and also misinform them) incidentally. Shakespeare did not have a moral or intellectual agenda in his plays, which is why they are so good.
Yes Shakespeare's plays were written in verses.
The line "To be or not to be..." is from Hamlet. Dating of Shakespeare's plays is an uncertain science but most scholars consider it was written sometime between 1598 and 1603. Shakespeare was born in 1564 so he would have been aged 36 to 39 when Hamlet was written.
This is a harder question than you might think. Scholars agree that Shakespeare wrote in whole or in part the 37 plays in the Second Folio, and there is general agreement that he at least partly wrote The Two Noble Kinsmen. There is also evidence that he wrote other plays that have not come down to us, including Cardenio and Love's Labours Won. Finally there are plays which some people think might be by Shakespeare but others do not, like Edward III or The Second Maiden's Tale (which some scholars have suggested might really be Cardenio)
All of the plays of William Shakespeare were written in English.
Do you mean: 1) When were Shakespeare's plays written? 2) When were Shakespeare's plays first performed? 3) What time of day were performances when Shakespeare was alive? 4) What time of day does the action of the plays take place? 5) What is the historical setting of Shakespeare's plays? 6) What is the name of the era Shakespeare lived in? 7) Did the actors in Shakespeare's plays have a good time? Your question might be any of the above. Please specify and pose the question in less ambiguous wording.
No they were not.
As with all Shakespeare plays, they were written for Shakespeare's acting company.
As with all Shakespeare plays, they were written for Shakespeare's acting company.
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Given that William Shakespeare is generally considered to be the greatest writer in the English language, the extraordinary thing about his plays would be how well written they are. It might also be the great length of time for which they have continued to be popular.
The play King John appears on a list of Shakespeare plays dated 1598, so it is no later than that. Another similar play is dated 1589, and although it is difficult to tell which came first, most scholars guess that Shakespeare's was later. Therefore it must have been written between 1589 and 1598