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The story of Hamlet was well-known from Belleforest's book and had, scholars believe, previously been made into a play which has since disappeared. The play has no connection to Shakespeare's son Hamnet, and in fact none of Shakespeare's plays have any connection whatsoever with what we know of his personal life.
Multiple things! But usually books he had read.
Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra and the ten history plays were based on historical people. King Lear, Cymbeline, Hamlet and Coriolanus were based on legends. Most of the comedies are based on Italian stories. Occasionally, and very rarely, Shakespeare seems to have taken some inspiration from current events, as in the case of The Tempest.
Shakespeare got most of his ideas from existing written literature.
His historical plays were based on British history, modified to suit the occassion.
He got the plot for the play either from Belleforest's story of the same name or, more likely, from an earlier play which is now lost (which scholars call the Ur-Hamlet).
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William Shakespeare didn't write his plays?
Is this a question? William Shakespeare did write his plays.
What was William Shakespeare's inspiration?
Shakespeare took almost all of his plots from books he had read.
Did the people who acted William Shakespeare's plays trained?
Yes the people who acted out in William Shakespeare's plays were trained.
Was Shakespeare a lawyer?
No William Shakespeare was not a lawyer! He wrote plays .
How many plays did William Shakespeare write and what are the categories into which Shakespeare's plays were divided?
William Shakespeare wrote 38 plays. They are divided into comedies, histories and tragedies. See the related question for a full list of his plays.
When was The Plays of William Shakespeare created?
The Plays of William Shakespeare was created in 1765.
William Shakespeare didn't write his plays?
Is this a question? William Shakespeare did write his plays.
What was William Shakespeare's inspiration?
Shakespeare took almost all of his plots from books he had read.
Who authored Shakespeare's plays?
William Shakespeare
Did the people who acted William Shakespeare's plays trained?
Yes the people who acted out in William Shakespeare's plays were trained.
Did people speak the what they do in Shakespeare's plays?
All of the plays of William Shakespeare were written in English.
What was William Shakespeare genre?
Shakespeare wrote poetry and plays.
Was Shakespeare a lawyer?
No William Shakespeare was not a lawyer! He wrote plays .
Who was William Shakespeare's inspiration?
We know practically nothing about what Shakespeare thought or felt about anything; he kept his personal opinions to himself. He must have been influenced by Christopher Marlowe, though, because he quotes him in some of his plays.
How many plays did William Shakespeare write and what are the categories into which Shakespeare's plays were divided?
William Shakespeare wrote 38 plays. They are divided into comedies, histories and tragedies. See the related question for a full list of his plays.
Is William Shakespeare important?
William Shakespeare is the most important writer in the history of writing plays.
Were any of William Shakespeare's plays real?
Shakespeare's history plays were based on real events.
