Shakespeare’s name sounds a god (in Greek Mythology). His name is
strewn like Einstien’s name, or Galileo’ s name, or Thor’s name, or
Milton’s. His name alone connotes power.
In a Literature class, student’s have various reactions when they
study Shakespeare: either they’re insecure, bored or excited.
Shakespeare has a monument among the dead white people.
Look into his plays like the "Midsummer Night’s Dream” that creates a
blast of criticism (positive and negative) and the never-fading story
of his "Romeo and Juliet.” These plots become a pattern of good
literature for all time.
"Why do we still love Shakespeare?”
I have read that we still love him up to now because he transformed
his life fully into being a man of letters. He lived his life well
producing good materials for reading. He was able to communicate to us
the time he lived, and how that time was, until the time now. We could
vividly imagine life stories and learn from Shakespeare’s descriptions
in all that he wrote whether it be poems or plays, among others.
"What is Shakespeare’s mind like?”
What was he thinking about when he wrote his plays like Hamlet? His
women are adorable tough women in fiction. And his men in fiction come
to be real flesh and blood. Shakespeare is never ashamed to write about
life as he sees it, as some writers restrict themselves. He lets people
see how everyone is set with problems and how he/she faces weakness.
Many good writers say that Shakespeare’s works are unimpeded. Unlike
some other writers in the academia, who cling to writing rules, and some
others who cling to be known from their set of friends and awards (the
subjectivity in writing), and still some others who write about "The Me”
thing; Shakespeare wrote as his writing goal demanded of him.
Well, Shakespeare’s readings come interesting to me like the plays he
wrote of which, I haven’t studied thoroughly. But, knowing at least,
some important facts about this noted writing master make me thankful
for all writers learn from him.
Virginia Woolf in "A Room of One’s Own: Shakespeare’s Sister” writes
"All desire to protest, to proclaim, to pay off a score, to make the
world witness some hardship or grievance… was paid out of him and
consumed. Therefore, his poetry flows from him free and unimpeded.”
