William Shakespeare is known worldwide for the thirty- seven plays and 154 sonnets he's credited with writing. What is known about him before his fame as a playwright is that he was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, and married young to Anne Hathaway. William Shakespeare never had a full education, so multiple scholars question his credibility. How could a man with such a humble education write masterpieces? There are plenty of ways Shakespeare could have written such brilliant work, for Shakespeare did write his sonnets and plays.
Although Shakespeare to the best of our knowledge, did not get a full education. However this alone leaves the little to no reason he would not have be capable of writing these sonnets and plays. Shakespeare grew up in the Warwickshire countryside, giving Shakespeare time to observe nature, which is how he was able to write descriptive poems so well. Nobody that grew up in the city would be able to describe such nature as well as Shakespeare has. Although people who did grow up in cities were still capable of writing with descriptiveness, they could never capture the moment as well as Shakespeare.
As Shakespeare grew older and observes more, he shifted his subject matter from nature to people and their
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The reason is because these geniuses he can be compared to are geniuses in science and math, while Shakespeare is a mentally and literary genius. His use of insults and puns to pull the audience in is incredible, and the way he’s able to not bore a crowd is also incredible. The following is Shakespearean insults: “Come, come, you talk greasily; your lips grow foul.” From Love's Labour's Lost, “Drop into the rotten mouth of death.” From Richard III, “I will most humbly take my leave of you, “You cannot, sir, take from me anything that I will not more willingly part withal.” From Hamlet, and “What, you egg! Young fry of treachery!” From