Shakespeare Facts
Why Did Shakespeare want to Become An Actor And Write Poetry
Shakespeare's Time
Shakespeare's time was in the 1500 through the 1600. Their were a lot of plays and the acting courier started at that time it become really popular and inspiring to a lot of people.
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What inspired Shakespeare?
William's inspiration came from other writers that wrote plays and poetry. William loved to read during his free time it was one of his favorite things to do when he was a child and when he was an adult. Some of his favorite writers for poetry were Ovid and Seneca. Another thing was the plays that people did in the town square really inspired William and it made a big impact in his interests.
Why did Shakespeare decide to be a poet?
Shakespeare wanted to become a poet because he was inspired by other poetry writers and he thought it was very interesting how you can use words in another way. When the theater was closed April through June Shakespeare would spend his spare time to write poetry. He also tried to earn money from his writing while it was closed too. Also before Shakespeare wrote any plays or became an actor he first became a famous poet. His first piece of writing was the Sonnets. Which was created in 1609.
Why did Shakespeare decide to be an actor?
Shakespeare decided to be an actor because when he was only about 11 years old he attended his first actual theater preformance and it was one of his main dreams after that.
Lord Chamberlain started Shakespeare's courier of acting and his was also his partner. William Shakespeare's first play written was Henry VI Part one and this was created in 1589-1590.
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