Question

Shakespeare’s historical plays dramatize the lives of English rulers during the Medieval era. Why are these plays not always historically accurate?

Answer 1

The correct answer is A) Shakespeare changed the facts to make a political or social statement.

Shakespeare’s historical plays dramatized the lives of English rulers during the Medieval era. These plays were not always historically accurate because Shakespeare changed the facts to make a political or social statement.

Shakespeare's plays had a deep meaning for the topics he wrote about and these plays also had a deep impact on people's minds for the same reason. As the great author he was, he adapted names, dates, locations, and situations in his plays in order the have the correct connotation of what he wanted to transmit with his stories.

The other options of the question were B) Shakespeare did not have records of historical data that he could refer to. C) Shakespeare wanted his plays to be funny and lighthearted, not educational. D) Shakespeare changed the facts to please the monarchs of foreign countries.

Answer 2

Shakespeare changed the facts to make a political or social statement.