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William Shakespeare is declared and worshiped as one of the most influential writers of English literature. Shakespeare has in many ways touched the lives of thousands upon thousands of readers throughout time. In addition to introducing new techniques and methods of writing, Shakespeare has had a major impact on both his society as well as our modern society through all his numerous contributions such as historical literature, positive social presence, and again his wonderful new attributes in writing style. Historians often refer to Shakespeare as "one of history's most dramatic poets." In the same breathe many scholars would refer to Shakespeare as also being the greatest English playwright in all of history by being "simple and sentimental and communicating fine moral shades through out his work"(Fowler 72). "Of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), in the biographical sense, we know both too much and too little. The numerous investigators has amassed a quantity of information, most of which is utterly useless and irrelevant" (Sampson 214). William Shakespeare essentially began his luxurious career in literature as a suffering actor in the city of Stratford-on-Avon. Stratford is also known as the location where Will
peare at the age of 19, married a pregnant women named Anne Hathaway. She was eight years older than William. Anne played a huge role of importance in William's life and is thought to be the subject and inspiration behind many of his works. William Shakespeare, like most poets, had his own personal ritual in beginning his writings and further adding and changing dialogue. Generally, Shakespeare started his writings with a story, usually a familiar fairy tale or and wise tale. He would then put the particular story into a type of reincarnation, or a personal reinterpretation. This ability to become totally expressive of the story and be able to doctrine it to his liking was one of Shakespeare's strengths (Fowler 72). After William's wife died, he took on yet another approach to his plays. He introduced tragedy, usually a result of human frailties such as glory, irresponsibility, misjudgment, passion or ambition in his plays. Also around the early seventeenth century Shakespeare wrote yet another famous tragedy named Julius Caesar. The play was a serious tragedy dealing with historical politics and death. Along with his notable thirty-eight plays, Shakespeare wrote hundreds on sonnets. These particular sonnets were referred to by many as "the height of their kind" (Sampson 229). "The sonnets themselves had an intensity of central fire that makes most of the sonnets of the other Elizabethan sonneteers seem tepid exercises" (Sampson 229). Entering the final stages of his life, Shakespeare was seemingly joyous even though tragedies still occurred. This is indicated in his final writings, which were principally romantic tragicomedies, which suggested hope for the human condition. Examples of tragicomedies are The Winter's Tale, Pericles, The Tempest, and Cymbeline. During a performance of Henry VIII, Shakespeare's theater burnt down after a blank cannon shot set it on fire. That particular performance ended up being William's last. Shakespeare then retired back to Stratford around 1610. Willi
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