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GMuller - Classicism and Shakespeare
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William Shakespeare was influenced by mythology.
Most of his plays and plenty poems of his have mythological references. He studied mythology at school. He uses mythology because he can use some metaphors to convey important message. He compares a man with gods, he uses metaphors and he provides the reader with an immediate message because people study mythology at school.