William Shakespeare Research Paper

Shakespeare: Author, Poet, Man “Is it for fear to wet a widow’s eye, that thou consum’st thyself in single life? Ah! If thou shalst hap to die, the world will wail thee like a makeless wife.” This is a quote from one Shakespeare’s more famous sonnets, Is it for fear to wet a widow`s eye? William Shakespeare was often a hard man to decrypt through his works, but when one studies him as a man a lot can be found on what kind of person he was. Shakespeare wrote many plays and poems that are often referenced nowadays, about 419 years later. Some of his plays you may have heard of are Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet. Shakespeare`s works are referenced today in TV shows, movies, books, and the media, which displays how significant of a person William

Research proves that, “His fellow playwright Ben Jonson wrote that, ‘Whatsoever he penned, he never blotted out a line’; Jonson, a slow and careful writer, considered Shakespeare’s ease and speed to be a sign of carelessness” (Chrisp 25). His peers were often his critics, in fact Jonson considered his way of getting work done quite preposterous. Shakespeare’s speed was different than many others, and he was able to complete many works and plays in a fairly short amount of time, which pleased the publics want for new and rousing plays. William`s way of working got him many places. One of those places is very coveted among the hierarchy of England, in the Royal Household. Encyclopedia Britannica says, “Shakespeare`s theatrical company was taken under the King`s patronage and called the King`s company. Shakespeare and the other actors were made officers of the royal household.” William was not just a writer of his time, but also an actor. He was very successful in this area, however others were astounded that he performed in his own plays. For example others said, “Shakespeare was a gifted playwright and also a popular actor in his own works. He performed his own, A Midsummer Night`s Dream,” (Dommermuth-Costa 57) William Shakespeare had many critics in his life time,