Did Shakespeare write for money?

Damn straight he wrote for money. I'm not saying he didn't enjoy his job., but he had bills to pay. What do we know about Shakespeare? He wrote plays, and he ran a theater company. Now, theater companies do not fund themselves. read more

Certainly - it wasn’t just a hobby, something he did for fun. When he left Stratford, he left behind a wife and children, and parents too. His father seems to have had considerable money troubles for much of his life, and was clearly never a rich man. read more

“There is no evidence that John Shakespeare had any money after he suffered a severe financial disaster in the 1580s. As far as we know, John didn’t even leave a will.” Both Bearman and Fallow agree on one point: William Shakespeare from Stratford-upon-Avon wrote some of the finest literature on earth, and left us all a priceless legacy. read more