shakespeare’s plays, however, were to be a great inspiration for berlioz. he wrote many works which are inspired by shakespeare, including "roméo et juliette", "béatrice et bénédict", "roi lear" and several others. he was also inspired at this time by goethe’s faust as well as by many other writers including e.t.a. hoffmann, scott and byron. he also discovered the music of beethoven which helped him to learn how to give shape to large compositions.