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Shakespeare Literary Influences

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William Shakespeare, the most famous of all English writers, has written many works. Shakespeare's life has very much to do with the style of his writing as his stories are from his past experiences. In a very fascinating way, he had the ability to translate the issues of his own time into universal themes. Shakespeare was of interest with his controversial. He was a common phenomenon in his day, as he was part of a theatrical world. Shakespeare was influenced by many different writers such as Christopher Mowe, Geoffrey Marlowe. Transcendentalists were interested in him because he used his own issues to display actual things that go in society. For example, one of the most famous plays of all time he wrote was "Romeo and Juliet". This love story reveals fresh depths and nuances when experienced directly because of the beauty and precision of Shakespeare’s language and his brilliant perception of character. Shakespeare includes much comic byplay between Romeo and his friends and between Juliet and her Nurse, thus enriching the texture of the play as its characters appear in diverse lights. Although most of his work was viewed as universal and phenomenal, Henry David Thoreau had less praise for Shakespeare (Wayne). Poet jones was very ultimately concerned with the lack of religion, specifically Christian morality, in Shakespeare's plays (Wayne). In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare displayed different levels of family expectations. The decisions people make sometimes determine

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