King Lear

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From what I have read of his works, I think that Shakespeare completely deserves the popularity he has earned over the years. He wrote some of the greatest literary works that are still studied to this day. Between the struggles with being accepted by society and bringing a new art form into light, Shakespeare worked hard to earn recognition, and I think that he should be celebrated for this. It is just unfortunate that it took so long for Shakespeare to get the attention that he deserved all along.

With all the technology these days, I completely agree with Kyle in that someone like Shakespeare could become well known much quicker and earn more recognition through modern communication. That being said, I still do not think that it would be possible to have another Shakespeare in our modern society. People just do not appreciate great literary works like they should anymore because most literature is mass produced and is not as special. Shakespeare's works were meant to be appreciated and thought about, but people today just do not have the patience for longer poems and plays. Even though it would be great to have someone as inspiring and great as Shakespeare to change our views of literature, I do not think someone like this would be successful in our fast-paced society.

While Shakespeare has inspired many modern works (just look at "West Side Story"), I do not think that anyone in the recent past could be compared to him or other great authors from history. Over the centuries, writing has become less and less appreciated and authors have stopped caring about writing "great works." The quality of these literature has declined in my opinion, so cannot be compared to Shakespeare's works. Even though there are authors and poets that are very well known, none have been appreciated for as long as Shakespeare.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend, and I don't know about you guys but I am really loving seeing the rain outside :)