William Shakespeare Research Paper

When someone thinks of a poet or a theatrical play, Shakespeare comes to the minds of most. His poems and plays are some of most well recognized in the world. Considered to be one the greatest, his poems and plays are studied all over the world. William Shakespeare had written almost 420 years ago, his work grasped the idea of human emotion and conflict. Being able to write such prodigious work, he must have had great influences which led him to be one of the most renowned dramatists of all time.

Born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Shakespeare had thought to have been born on April 23, 1564, because he had been baptized three days later, on April 26, 1564, at the Holy Trinity Church. The exact date of his birth is unknown but

She was 26 at the time and they were expecting their first child, Suzanna. William and Anne had twins a few short years later, Judith and Hamnet. The family lived in Stratford while William worked in London. Wanting a career in theater, London was really the only place William could go to achieve that goal. After the birth of the twins, Shakespeare had kind of “disappeared”; for a period 7 years no records of him exist, many people call this his “lost years.” In 1592 some of Shakespeare’s early works Henry VI series, Richard III, and The Comedy of Errors had been playing in London. In the next two years, Shakespeare had written a few narrative poems, Venus and Adonis, The Rape of Lucrece, The Taming of the Shrew, The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Love's Labor's Lost. These poems had established him as playwright which allowed him to become an official shareholder of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. William was greatly influenced by other playwrights. Most of his work had borrowed plots from other poems and plays. A couple of his most favored authors were Geoffery Chaucer (1340-1400) and Plutarch (46-120 AD). Even though a great amount of his work had borrowed plots, he did have some original pieces; A Midsummer Night's Dream, Love's Labour's Lost and The Tempest were his own

Emotion is the true driving force behind tragedies and Shakespeare really knew how to capture it. Macbeth, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, are some his most harrowing pieces of work. Macbeth consists of murder, betrayal, and ambition, which created an intense sense of emotion making it a thrilling story to read. Hamlet really expresses deep human emotions. Finished 1601, it instantly became popular and was one of the most challenging plays to re-enact. There were many plays of Julius Caesar. What made Shakespeare’s unique, was that he incorporated the demise of Brutus and the other conspirators, which had not been done before. William Shakespeare really knew what he was doing when it came to expressing emotion in his work, this set him apart from the other playwrights from his time and even