Who Hurt This Man?To begin, I would like to have you consider an info-graphic: Trendacosta, Katharine. “An Infographic That Keeps Track of All of Shakespeare's Deaths for You.” io9, io9.Gizmodo.com, 2 Mar. 2014, io9.gizmodo.com/an-infographic-that-keeps-track-of-all-of-shakespeares-1534516437. What Sane Person Comes Up With These Things!!!Did all of Shakespeare's friends abandon him?
Did a girlfriend brutally make fun of him? What made this man feel the need to so brutally murder so many of his characters? And what was the inspiration for them? I highly doubt all that many people in the 1500's were torn apart by mobs, or thrown into fires. Right? If I were to ask Shakespeare a single question I would like to know the inspiration for the characters in his tragedies. What was all of the symbolism, if there is any, behind each death he marred his plays with. Was there once a woman who was the foundation of the fair Desdemona, did she deserve to get smothered by a pillow? (5.ii.105) Did a friend once ask to be written as a character in a play? Was he cursed to be betrayed and stabbed as Roderigo was? (5.i.74) Yes, times in the Elizabethan era were rather complicated. Lead poisoning from makeup, public beheadings, bug infested wigs. Gross, yes, gross enough to inspire gruesome murders? Methinks not. It is agreed that Shakespeare was inspired by the great works of Chaucer, one source claims the death of his son inspired Hamlet. Yet I still find it rather hard to believe the death of a young boy inspired a slew of poisoning, stabbing, and a drowned girl. Speaking of drowning. Suicide was an extremely taboo subject in the Elizabethan era. Even Shakespeare took care in presenting his THIRTEEN SUICIDES. 13 is quite a lot of self inflicted death. Added to all of the other deaths, we can only wonder, was Shakespeare depressed? Did he long for death so much so, that he felt the need to write such gruesome deaths for his characters. With such a stigma surrounding suicide in the 1500’s, and in today’s world, people have to find some sort of outlet. Writing quite possibly could have been Shakespeare’s. Or he just really hated everyone around him. To conclude, I am concerned with William Shakespeare's mental health.
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