Why did Shakespeare write in the style that he did?

You're right that when Shakespeare wrote in verse, he wasn't trying to ape naturalistic speech. Elizabethans no more naturally talked in poetry than we do. Certainly, if you learn the vocabulary of his time—and some of the Elizabethan grammatical constructions—his writing will feel more natural to you. read more

Because it was traditional, just as nowadays two-act plays and curtain calls are traditional. In each era, dramatic writing takes on some arbitrary forms. Shakespeare's form, broadly speaking, dates back at least to the Ancient Greeks, who wrote plays in verse. read more

For most Shakespeare enthusiasts and scholars alike, the suggestion that William Shakespeare is not the author of the plays and poems attributed to him are wholly incorrect. Therefore, to question did Shakespeare write his plays, the answer would be a very definite YES. read more

Best Answer: I believe that members of Shakespeare's audience had no trouble at all understanding what the actors were saying. Granted, he was writing poetry, but the vocabulary of the time was readily understandable to all. So, in his time, Shakespeare was not writing in an obscure or fussy style. read more