If you have ever been in a High School Literature class, then it is highly likely that you have heard of the famous 16th century literature genius William Shakespeare. In most high school English classes, they make Shakespeare and his writings a part of their yearly curriculum by reading and studying one of his plays and sonnets. I can vividly remember the days that I would dread going to English class because I knew I would have to explain lines from a Shakespeare play or sonnet. At the time, I could barely understand the modern English language and I was forced to study the Works Of Shakespeare. It just didn’t make sense to me. I would definitely be afraid when I knew that the entire class had to take a Shakespeare quiz and I knew nothing about the writing. In all honesty, I don’t miss those days one bit. I had a real hatred for William Shakespeare and his writings. However, now that I am much older, I understand much of what Shakespeare wrote about and now I can truly appreciate him as one of the world’s greatest literature geniuses.
According to recent research, William Shakespeare is believed to have written 38 plays and 154 sonnets, as well as a variety of unique poems. One of the most popular dramatic works he has written is Romeo and Juliet and it is safe to say that most of us have studied or heard this particular masterpiece at some point in our lifetime. Another one of his popular plays is Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, and Much Ado About Nothing. In the English language, William Shakespeare is looked upon as one of the greatest writers to ever live and is also considered as one of the finest playwrights known to man.
Although William Shakespeare was a figure of much controversy during his lifetime, he will always be remembered as a literary genius whose writings have impacted the entire world and influenced culture, art, theatre, film, and even literature in a major way. Strangely, a fact that many people are not aware of is that, some of the plays which were attributed to Shakespeare may not have been completely written by him. Various revisions and special collaborations were noted to be a part of Shakespeare’s writings. Although there is not much evidence about this, the reason for this assumption is that after his death, there were multiple printings that varied in quality and there has not been an established link back to William Shakespeare. We also know that after his death there were corrupted or altered versions of his plays being printed and passed around. But, regardless of this theory, most of his literature is consistent with his style of writing and all of it is still Shakespearean at its core and never loses its flavor.
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