For the first part, yes I do believe that Shakespeare deserves the popularity he has. His pieces are wonderfully written, contain fantastic plot lines and are some of the best works ever. If someone works hard enought to produce all these works, he definitely deserves all the credit.
Even though today's culture provides many different ways to express oneself, I don't think another Shakespeare is possible. Just like some old movies are NOT meant to be remade, one can never redo what Shakespeare without it being tacky and not measuring up to his work. If something isn't broken, don't fix it.
And lastly, I am really not sure if any authors are similar to Shakespeare today. Honestly, the books that I read are not written by any similarly Shakespearian authors. Since we are going to read "A Thousand Acres", which is based on a Shakesperian play, I would assume that author is sort of Shakespeare-esque.
I hope this is the kind of answer you wanted. I hope everyone is having/has a great four-day weekend!
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