William Shakespeare Influences

For nearly 400 years, the writings of one William Shakespeare have impacted and influenced a plethora of literary writers and entertainment creators all over the world. Although not a whole lot of information is known about Shakespeare, his influence has continued to be felt to this day through his writings. Sadly, Shakespeare would never live to see the glut of admiration and praise his writings received, due to his plays becoming extensively popular following his death on May 3, 1616. Shakespeare had a great deal of influence in so many different ways, however, the focus will just be on three primary areas of influence. The first area in which Shakespeare was influential was in his distinctive style of writing, and how he told stories. Secondly,
His writings are not without flaws or unseen struggle in writing, and these can be found in a few of his early writings. One of Shakespeare's first comedies, "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" specifically, shows the struggles William Shakespeare faced when forming his own form of writing, with the play being written in an "undeveloped" and "conflicting" writing style. In his early works, he tended to rely pretty heavily on metaphors, while also playing and exploring the idea of narcissism in many of the characters portrayed in his plays. With the two ideas of metaphors and narcissistic characters being such prominent themes throughout the plays that he wrote, consequently, this caused people to think the writings indicated that he thought himself better than others, with his style coming across sounding very pompous and
Homer told of adventure and men at war, Sophocles and Tolstoy told of tragedies and of people in trouble. Terence and Mark Twain told cosmic stories, Dickens told melodramatic ones, Plutarch told histories and Hand Christian Andersen told fairy tales. But Shakespeare told every kind of story – comedy, tragedy, history, melodrama, adventure, love stories and fairy tales – and each of them so well that they have become immortal. In all the world of storytelling he has become the greatest name." (Stories from Shakespeare, 11)
Shakespeare was also very well known for his impact on the world of poetry, particularly sonnets. During the Elizabethan era, sonnets had became a very popular form of writing, with Shakespeare's works at the front of this writing genre. The way William Shakespeare wrote sonnets was nothing special, as he wrote in a common style of the time inspired by older writings of the day, with a majority of them being written in iambic pentameter. However, Shakespeare popularized the writing structure that he used, with his sonnets being written with three quatrains and a couplet. Over time, this style became known as "Shakespearian" due to the frequency of which Shakespeare used the method. Considering the effect of his writing style, it is quite easy to see that William Shakespeare has left a significant impression on English literature.
The next area that Shakespeare was influential