William Shakespeare is taught as the pinnacle of the Elizabethan era and as an unequalled master of our language. Is it so? Specifically, are his plays all they are cracked up to be?
In what ways is Shakespeare tops?
In what ways is Shakespeare merely prolific?
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No response?! I ask the unthinkable regarding the King of Drama and wait with 'bated breath and no drama ensues?
I'm shocked -- shocked!
Will the silence endure till the crack of doom and no one budge an inch? Is the post as dead as a doornail? Or am I not able to hold a candle to the pot-stirring eslged?
The rest is silence.
I apologize for the long wait. This installment in the Shakespeare debate was already written. It just took me some time to dedicate to actually posting it.
Well, Shakespeare designed many of his characters and plot twists from extrapolations of many well-respected writers before him, but Shakespeare, whoever he might actually be, made amazing changes to our language that will forever shape and mold how we use words today. Whether they be ameliorative and pejorative, the changes of many words were due to his use of them in his plays. I’m more interested in reading about his affect on our language than I am about reading several of his plays, I’ll have to confess.
I really meant to use the word "effect" in that last comment. I'm sure he had some sort of affect when using words, too, but it's just as hard to discern, with any strong certainty, what that might have been.
I recently submitted my first Shakespearian sonnet in an on-line sonnet competition. I'll find out whether mine is worthy of being published in their book by New Year's Day. The first three places will also win decent cash prizes. I'll keep you both posted.
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