William Shakespeare Research Paper

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“Loves lost by comedy of errors” Shakespeare is considered to be the best playwright of all time.What was it that made him so famous? He added the elements of stories that people like and would be intrigued to read about. While his real world phenomena and fictional stories combined to make wonderful adventure people could go on when reading his works. Fantasizing about these relatable books that he came up with influencing many people around the world to write like William Shakespeare did. “Good writers define reality: Bad ones merely restate it.” -Edward Albee. Do people believe that William Shakespeare based his poems around reality? Perhaps we think that he just added a twist to his poems, adding sensibility …show more content…

In “ Biography of William Shakespeare “ It informs on his early life in school. It states that “Scant records exist of William's childhood, and virtually none regarding his education. Scholars have surmised that he most likely attended the King's New School, in Stratford, which taught reading, writing and the classics. Being a public official's child, William would have undoubtedly qualified for free tuition” (Biography on William Shakespeare). This reveals that adults such as scholars, did not refute the fact that he was a very potential writer and would get into a very popular school. If he did not write with the very emotion and imagination that he did, people would not be intrigued to read his work. He grew up with several family members and such wealth that it was not a problem, William did not focus rather on the profit or popularity side of being a writer, but rather the feeling of being himself through his works. Though he did not search for fame it came to him rather fast. On the website “Reference” It talks about how Shakespeare became acclaimed in a very short amount of time. The article states, “Within two years of writing his first play, "Henry VI, Part One," which put him on London's theatrical map, Williams Shakespeare was so famous that established playwright Robert Greene referred to him as an "upstart crow" in a critique of his work” (Shakespeare biography). This is informing that …show more content…

The reason for his death has always been a mystery, but there are theories about it. On the webpage “ Nosweatshakespeare “ It talks about the big theory that is held for a cause on his death. It states “The cause of Shakespeare’s death is not known for sure, though there’s a commonly held theory that Shakespeare died after contracting a fever after a drinking binge with fellow playwrights Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton. The source of this theory is John Ward, the vicar of Holy Trinity Church. In 1661, many years after Shakespeare’s death, the noted in his diary: Shakespeare, Drayton, and Ben Jonson had a merry meeting, and it seems drank too hard; for Shakespeare died of a fever there contracted “(Shakespeare's Death). This shows that there are several theories on his death, but none are backed up with enough evidence. Several theories state that Shakespeare got sick days before his death. Many people have different opinions on this assumption but there is no way to prove the manor of his