William Shakespeare was a fantastic play writer, even after his death, his plays have been continued to be performed and studied, proving how spectacular they truly are. Play writing for William Shakespeare was not an easy task, because when writing his plays, he had many factors to consider, in order to be successful. It was a critical time William Shakespeare was living in, whilst writing his plays he had to keep this in consideration. If William Shakespeare was basing his play on a true story, he had to be extremely careful on how he represented the monarch of the time. Therefore his plays were acutely popular with the royal families, especially with that of Queen Elizabeth I and that of her cousin son who succeeded her, James 1. Mary Queen of Scots was Elizabeth 1's cousin, although Elizabeth had had Mary executed some years previously, in advance of James...