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What people or events in history influenced William Shakespeare?
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∙ 15y ago
The impending death of the elderly and childless Queen Elizabeth may have spurred an interest in history plays and tragedies where there are abnormal transitions of power and usurpations: Richard III, Richard II, Henry VI Part 3, Hamlet, King Lear, Julius Caesar.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 15y agonobody knows how he started writing but one reason is that after being an actor he decided he wanted to start writing plays.
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Did William Shakespeare base plays on personal events?
Not really no. He based them on grand themes or fairy stories.
Where was Macbeth written?
Macbeth was written in London by William Shakespeare and describes events that take place in Scotland.
When did Shakespeare write Coriolanus?
The original play Coriolanus was written by William Shakespeare, believed to be written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus.
Did Shakespeare write history plays?
Yes. Many of his plays are know as his histories, because they are based on historical events. For instance Henry V is a history play.
What is the name of the author of Othello?
Othello was written by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare clearly views the events of the play as tragic. He seems to view the marriage between Desdemona and Othello as noble and heroic, for the most part.
Were any of William Shakespeare's plays real?
Shakespeare's history plays were based on real events.
What was the specific source of Romeo and Juliet?
Romeo and Juliet is a work of fiction, the source of which was the imagination of the author, William Shakespeare. While Shakespeare was undoubtedly influenced by many earlier works of fiction as well as many actual historical events, there is no specific source for this play other than Shakespeare's imagination.
What are some world events that happened before 1999?
William Shakespeare was born
What are key events?
The most important ones that probably had an impact on the following events and influenced history.
How has history influenced families?
History does not influence families. Current events influence families and individuals.
What important events happened during William Shakespeare's lifetime?
globe theater was made
Did William Shakespeare base plays on personal events?
Not really no. He based them on grand themes or fairy stories.
Where was Macbeth written?
Macbeth was written in London by William Shakespeare and describes events that take place in Scotland.
What are some major events in William shakespeares life?
William Shakespeare was born on April 26, 1564. He married Anne Hathaway and the couple had a daughter in 1583.
What modifications of the actual events has William Shakespeare made in the literary work?
William Shakespeare made modifications to the actual events in history to suit the limitations of the stage. Stage was his living. Many events in history can not be acted as such on stage. Limitations of space on the stage and limitations of tastes of the paying spectators had to be considered. Moreover aesthetic beauty of the play to be acted on a stage also had to be accommodated. Most of his creations were once considered not as books to be read but plays to be acted on stage. But now, exactly as Thomas Hardy predicted in England, his plays have ceased to be acted on stage, and begun to be read and studied as literary creations. Shakespeare also did certainly wish for this, but in his times he could not restraint himself from the stage as it provided his daily bread. Whatever modifications have he made to actual events in history in each of his play is an elaborate subject of study which needs special attention.
When did Shakespeare write Coriolanus?
The original play Coriolanus was written by William Shakespeare, believed to be written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus.
What techniques and tendencies associated with Modernism were influenced by Henri Bergson's and William James's theories of how you experience time?
Experimentation with the sequence of events in a plot were influenced by these theories of how time is experienced.
