William Shakespeare, the master of Elizabethan drama, is arguably the most famous and preeminent writer of all time. He was an English actor, poet and playwright. He invented many words and phrases we used today, all in which he used in his 36 plays and 154 sonnets. Since 1593, his works have been considered to be the apex of writing, as his deep sensitivity to human emotions, his naughty sense of humor and how his words simply capture every facet of the human experience perplexes even the finest of minds. All of these traits are respectable, but what really separates him from the others, is how he described even the simplest of things. Everything we distinguish about Shakespeare is extremely shady, and official records of him are scarce, and are found in a staccato manner. Many theorists claim that William Shakespeare didn’t write his own plays, and in fact, they were written by the likes of Edward de Vere, Sir Francis Bacon or Christopher Marlowe. However, most people dismiss such comments and accede to the fact that there was one person brilliant enough to write plays such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth and Richard III. Many playwrights often raise the question, “Why was Shakespeare so brilliant?” William …show more content…
In England, it was a time of great literary and dramatic achievement, encouraged by the Queen, and the theatre was as popular as ever. Consequently, there would be daily shows performed by different acting troupes. In fact, Queen Elizabeth often invited acting groups to come and perform at court. Queen Elizabeth’s love of drama let little William expose himself to different types of drama, tragedies and comedies, which later on in his life, he was famous for. In fact, Queen Elizabeth was one of Shakespeare’s royal patron, since he was an actor. It was the pristine time for a young writer to develop, because of Queen