: Re: I am trying to write a Shakespearean-style play, but my “ideas” are always something I remember from Hamlet? How does one come up with original ideas? Hamlet was amazing, but every time

@Kaufman555

When you steal from one book, it's plagiarism. When yous steal from 10 it's research.

I feel like your problem is that your information base is not wide enough. If want to do something Shakespearean, read more Shakespear. It sounds like you are too close to Hamlet, and right now it represents to you all of Shakespear's tragedies. That why everything starts to become it. If you read more you will be able to get a broader picture. Then even if you borrow elements from across many plays, you can still create something that feels like your own.

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