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Originally Posted by GoSharks
As his works were written primarily for the stage, this goes without saying....however, I think one can take it a step further. Not everything written by classical authors was meant to be enduring. Some were meant to be inspirational, some educational, some recreational, and some just to put food on the table. His body of work certainly encompassed all of these purposes, the trick is to decide what your in the mood for.... 
I'm not sure what the purpose of Jane Austen's works was, other than to annoy Twain!  (ducking and covering now....) |
Which is particularly funny when the author didn't even like their most cherished work in the first place. I rather recall that Louisa May Alcott didn't like
Little Women at all and was annoyed by how much attention and fame her "for the money" book brought in.