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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Shakespeare's play were written to be watched, not read, IMO.
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I don't get the reputation that Shakespeare carries. His is an acquired taste. I also think that it's misguided to compare him to modern writers. I think he should be compared to tv writers and showrunners. E.g I think the brilliant contributors to the great Simpsons years ( George Meyer, Al Jean, Mike Reiss) are Shakespeare's modern versions. Since Shakespeare's plays reportedly have a lot of dick jokes(something which I've not read for myself, mind) he could also be compared to Trey Parker and Matt Stone.