From being someone who was born and raised by a not so wealthy and uneducated family, moving to the city has definitely changed the way he viewed the world. London offered many opportunities along with many dangers, however Shakespeare managed to educate himself and let his imagination grow throughout different aspects. Greenblatt stated “but some such lessons may have caused Shakespeare to reach a decision that has since made it difficult to understand who he was”. (pg. 173 Greenblatt) With this being said I found it interesting that one could not really know all the views Shakespeare had. Shakespeare’s imagination was unlimited and he found things most people would not find appealing or attractive. Shakespeare viewed the world differently which influenced his playwrights to be unique, some things that attracted him were; gory, dangerous, ugly, torture, punishment, whippings and the list can go
From being someone who was born and raised by a not so wealthy and uneducated family, moving to the city has definitely changed the way he viewed the world. London offered many opportunities along with many dangers, however Shakespeare managed to educate himself and let his imagination grow throughout different aspects. Greenblatt stated “but some such lessons may have caused Shakespeare to reach a decision that has since made it difficult to understand who he was”. (pg. 173 Greenblatt) With this being said I found it interesting that one could not really know all the views Shakespeare had. Shakespeare’s imagination was unlimited and he found things most people would not find appealing or attractive. Shakespeare viewed the world differently which influenced his playwrights to be unique, some things that attracted him were; gory, dangerous, ugly, torture, punishment, whippings and the list can go