His writing has influenced several writers through the ages, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, John Steinbeck, Aldous Huxley, William Faulkner and Pearl S Buck, to name a few. ... Thomas Hardy chose "Under the Greenwood Tree" as the title for one of his novels, alluding to the following lines from Shakespeare's "As You Like It": Under the green wood tree / Who loves to lie with me / And turn his merry note / Unto the sweet bird's throat. " The astute quality of Shakespeare's plots is highlighted by the depth of the characterization. ...

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