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Essay on Factors that influenced Shakespeare's writing of Romeo and Juliet: Religion and individualism. Shakespeare was clearly influenced by the events of his time, and this is apparent especially in Romeo and Juliet. To dismiss this play as a mere fable is to overlook some very important religious and political changes of the time which are evidently woven into the storyline of the play. Shakespeare's religious beliefs are uncertain, but it is known that his father was Catholic, and that he lived in a time of religious stratification across both community and family ties. As a result of the queen's toleration for vagueness in this area, people became accustomed to "religious tension and confusion at a very personal level". Many of Shakespeare's works reflect that tension. It is known that these issues had affect on everyone living in England. Romeo and Juliet is a play based around conflict; the conflict of...

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