Question

How did Shakespeare draw from his source to help create his play? He provided the same background information as the source. He took his characterization of Caesar from the source. He put the source's exact wording into dialogue. He made the event more dramatic in his play than it is in the source.

Answer 1

Shakespeare often used similar background information as the source of his inspiration in order to create a play. In addition, he used the source's exact dialogue. His plays, while closely taken from the original source, were often more dramatic than the source. In a specific example, he took his characterization of the character Caesar directly from a source.

Answer 2

He repeated the exact words of Plutarch's biography.

Shakespeare used an ancient biography, by the Greek writer Plutarch as a source for his Julius Caesar play.
He intended to make the play reflectd as much historical accuracy as possible, so he quote the exact words of the biography.