The goal of this article is to show the ties between the drama and the origin of the German literary movement Sturm und Drang, from its denomination, that is inspired by the title of a play, and from the works and personality of Shakespeare as prototype of the genius, one of the cardinal concepts on the poetics in the above mentioned literary group. In this way, the drama presents itself as a frame for one of the bigger impulses at the development of the modern individual, as it is the Sturm und Drang.