In the play The Taming of the Shrew, what influenced him to write the play?
Answer Hi Amanda, There is absolutely no way to answer this question. William Shakespeare left no notes, no diaries, no letters, no conversations with others, nothing that would help us learn anything about what influenced him to write any of his plays or why he made any of the choices he made. We do know that he was influenced by particular older plays, histories, and stories, because his plays reflect his knowledge of these, but as to his personal motives and intentions, we can only guess because there is nothing to tell us what his thoughts were. Sorry I couldn’t be of more help, but there are millions of people around the world and through the ages who have the same questions you do about him… If you have any other questions, I would be happy to try to answer them for you.
