His stories were timeless, even when he first wrote them, as they often drew on existing stories:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Shakespeare%27s_plays#Source_material_of_the_plays" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Shakespeare%27s_plays#Source_m...</a>