Many aspects in Elizabethan society encouraged and discouraged Shakespeare’s writing. Shakespeare’s father, John, was a very important person in Stratford so, William went to a grammar school where he learned memorization, Latin classes, writing, and acting classic plays. When Shakespeare was working at a theater in London he played many roles including acting, playwright, and later on a business partner. All of these, when added together, caused him to become increasingly more famous. During Shakespeare’s time many people were illiterate, so those who were capable of reading, and writing made plays and etc. for entertainment. Though there are positive and negative elements to consider from the Elizabethan society’s effect on Shakespeare’s writing the positive outweighs the negative. Furthermore, William Shakespeare’s father, John, was an important person in Stratford, which helped Shakespeare in the long run. The text states, “William Shakespeare’s father was a very prosperous businessman, and as a leading citizen of Stratford so, Shakespeare got to go to a grammar school” (“Shakespeare’s Life”). Since John was such an upstanding citizen William was allowed to go to a grammars school and learn his craft. An example from the text states, “The grammar school Shakespeare attended curriculum put intense emphasis on Latin classics, memorization, writing, and latin acting classic plays (“Shakespeare’s Life”). The school only taught a certain course of study which could be a