They wrote plays. They never wrote them together although they were friendly and Shakespeare had acted in some of Jonson's plays.
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare was certainly acquainted with Ben Johnson with whom he went drinking before his death, and who wrote Shakespeare's eulogy. He collaborated with other poets and playwrights throughout his career as well.
Christopher Marlowe was a famous playwright in the 1500's. Ben Johnson an William Shakespeare were also famous playwrights in the 1500's.
Aeschylus. Sophocles. Euripides. Aristophanes. Plautus. Terence. Seneca. Christopher Marlowe. Lope de Vega. William Shakespeare. Ben Johnson. John Webster. Moliere. Pierre Corneille. Jean Racine. William Brindsley Sheridan. August Strindberg. Henrik Ibsen. George Bernard Shaw. Eugene O'Neill. Tenessee Williams. Bertold Brecht. Arthur Miller. Neil Simon.
Jonson said "He was not of an age but for all time."
William Shakespeare
These words are about Shakespeare, they are the words of Shakespeare's great friend and contemporary, Ben Jonson. The quotation comes from Jonson's poem, To the memory of my beloved, found in the First Folio of Shakespeare's works, published in 1623.
Ben Johnson praises Shakespeare in his poem by calling him the "Soul of the Age" and the writer who had a natural gift for writing. Johnson also admires Shakespeare's ability to capture human emotions and experiences in his works, acknowledging his lasting impact on literature and culture.
Shakespeare was certainly acquainted with Ben Johnson with whom he went drinking before his death, and who wrote Shakespeare's eulogy. He collaborated with other poets and playwrights throughout his career as well.
There is no record of the name of Shakespeare's teacher when he attended grammar school. He was certainly not taught by the Ben Johnson who was a Canadian sprinter. He was also certainly not taught by Ben Jonson (please note the spelling), the playwright, who was younger than Shakespeare.
Christopher Marlowe was a famous playwright in the 1500's. Ben Johnson an William Shakespeare were also famous playwrights in the 1500's.
Far from it, early in hs career, Shakespeare competed with Greene, Middleton, Kyd, and Marlowe; and while he was the most promanent artist of his day, he still had to compete with his friend Ben Johnson and others. Shakespeare mentored John Fletcher by collaborating with Fletcher on Shakespeare's later plays.
William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe...
Ben Jonson was an English dramatist and poet known for works like "The Alchemist." He was a contemporary of William Shakespeare and is considered one of the major literary figures of the Jacobean era.
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Aeschylus. Sophocles. Euripides. Aristophanes. Plautus. Terence. Seneca. Christopher Marlowe. Lope de Vega. William Shakespeare. Ben Johnson. John Webster. Moliere. Pierre Corneille. Jean Racine. William Brindsley Sheridan. August Strindberg. Henrik Ibsen. George Bernard Shaw. Eugene O'Neill. Tenessee Williams. Bertold Brecht. Arthur Miller. Neil Simon.
The work of Ben Jonson is published in Folio format