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Shakespeare maybe did one truly original play. I know nothing about his sonnets. Most are reworkings of folktales, legends, myths and history. Some even his versions of almost contemporary books or plays. Yet he was certainly brilliant.
The post restoration King Lear by Nahum Tate based on Shakespeare's version is closer to the folktales. Shakespeare often made the endings more tragic.
He was actually accused of plagiarism during his career over at least one play by a contemporary playwright.
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