Who inspired william shakespeare to write his plays and sonnets?

Answer 1

Not that much is known about his life so much is a matter of speculation.

Regarding the sonnets, many of his early sonnets refer to his "great love," who is (fairly assuredly) male -- this is gleaned from dedications and other references. Whether they were lovers or just very close emotionally is not known. However, only a handful of the sonnets specifically address a man (20)or woman (7) and most are ambiguous. There is a lot of speculation about Shakespeare's sexuality but, as I have said, very little is known about his personal life. (We do know that he married and had several children, although that wouldn't necessarily answer any questions about sexuality and/or the inspiration for the sonnets or other work.)

As for his plays, I don't know if you can say that any one person or thing has ever inspired any playwright. The body of work and subject matter is too broad. Romeo and Juliet is actually based on a real situation of lovers who died in Verona, so one would say that real situation inspired that particular play. Similar things could be said about other plays he wrote. Also, there is and always has been speculation about whether Shakespeare actually wrote all of the plays that are attributed to him.

Answer 2

Wm.Shakespeare wrote his very first sonnet to a female impersonator John Hughes - John gave the manuscript to a publisher name of Thomas Thorpe and so it goes. Unfortunately, none of Wm.Shakespeare's original manuscripts survive and the reason for this is because when the plays were finally catalogued in [I think] the 16th century, the publishers did not think the originals were of any importance. What we do have however, are the very first printed versions of William's plays.

Who inspired WS? That's a difficult one. There is still an ongoing debatge/argument about who the actual author of the plays was. Some say that it could not have been WM since there exists hardly any real evidence for this.

Problem is, if a scholar comes up with what is thought to be the real identity of the playwrite and let's say the name is John Dow - are we going to see a play called 12th Night by a John Dow? Probably not.

One more piece of information about William Shakespeare. Every single day 1000 productions of William's plays go on stage around the Globe. Is there another like William? And, why the fascination with his plays?

What exactly are in the plays of Wm.Shakespeare? All of life - murder, war, death, incest. You name it - more violence than a major Hollywood Blockbuster.

If you'd like to see an up-to-date [1940s] version of Romeo and Juliet, see the movie "Westside Story" - it's all in there, street gangs, turf wars, just how William wrote it - more or less, but minus all those thees and thous etc.

The most important 'gift' which Wm. Shakespeare gave to the world is simply that he put every single one of us on stage - "All the world is a stage....etc". We even use the term "the world stage".

So, do not forget, this is opening night. There's no rehearsal. This is the big one. Go out there and make it your best.

Oh yes, no loitering in the wings.

Finally, I think...what is the colour most associated with Wm.Shakespeare? Green..."This green and pleasant land. This England.....etc.

Answer 3

Actually there is some thinking that Shakespeare never wrote those plays. They were probably written by the Earl of Oxford.

The thinking is that most of the plays were set in Italian and French cities. How could a poor man like Shakespeare have ever visited these foreign towns and be inspired to write his plays? The answer is that he didnt - he was too poor.

So Oxford wrote them - only wealthy men could afford to travel - and he used the name of Shakespeare

Answer 4

I read a thing just a few months ago that said that recent research that had been accepted by all manner of Shakespearean scholars showed that Shakespeare did not write his works but a well educated grandee did. The problem always has been that Shakespeare who was not an educated man appeared to be able to read and write in foreign languages and was incredibly knowledgeable of foreign countries and cultures that he had never visited. The real writer was a nobleman well, traveled who was unable to publish the plays in his real name because some of them were quite radical and he came from a catholic or recently catholic powerful family and would have got Jailed or the chop in Elizabethan England so he got WS, an actor, to publish in his name. I cannot remember who this was...back to google to try and find a reference

Answer 5

Well, many people believe that Shakespeare stole the work of a man named Christopher Marlowe, but the majority just believe that he was a creative genius who possessed the ability to write plays about lasting themes that were timeless.

Answer 6

That's actually kind of a tricky question. Many say Shakespeare actually plagiarized and it's true. Back in those days no one published anything so they were all the same stories, some just took it more to an extreme than others. Or some could say it was his wife Anne Hathaway. No one would really know for sure, seeing as we are not Shakespeare

I would like to add something-the 'polish' girl that spoke ahead of me:

Shakespeare was not the one people say was gay it was Da Vinci and Leonardo Da Vinci, yes was a homosexual

Answer 7

He got some information for his history plays from a historian called Holinshead. Some of his plays were comissioned by his patrons. Some were to flatter the Queen.
He probably took his inspiration from all sorts of places

Answer 8

No doubt the same people, places and creative juices that spurred on other great writers. Dear old Bill just happens to be judged by those who read his works as the best at his craft.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Francis Bacon