Quote:
Originally Posted by HarryT
Shakespeare didn't "make up" any of his stories - they all come from other sources. As you say, his history plays are largely based on Holinshed, his Roman plays on North's translation of Plutarch's "Lives", etc. He didn't copy stuff verbatim, though, he just used the stories. No problem with doing that even today. Eg Phillip Pullman's "Dark Materials" trilogy is based on Milton's "Paradise Lost".
|
Isn't it plagiarism?
I don't think Shakespeare could get away with today if the source was still in copyright.