The continued relevance and influence of William Shakespeare is unquestionable; the very name "Shakespeare" is a known and respected around the world. ... The Indian film industry has drawn heavily on Shakespeare as seen in movies like Angoor, where the plot is drawn almost entirely from "A Comedy of Errors" and Omkara, an adaptation of Othello. ... Pope, in the preface to his six-folio edition of the works of Shakespeare also says, "Shakespeare is not so much an imitator, as an instrument of nature"." ... Shakespeare's approach to writing plays revolutionized Elizabethan theatre. ... I...

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The greatest playwright who ever lived was William Shakespeare. ... There were three types of plays in 1590, comedy, historical plays, and tragedy. ... Anders took aspects of comedy from the greatest clown of the sixteenth century, Will Kempe. ... Anders asserted these techniques of comedy into Shakespeare's, Love's labor Lost (c.1590), The Comedy of Errors (c.1592), The Two Gentlemen of Verona (c.1594), etc. ... This was a moment for Shakespeare to shine. ...

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The Shakespeare Authorship Controversy Historians and scholars since the time of the Renaissance have questioned the authorship of Shakespeare's works. ... Profile of Shakespeare 2 Because the characteristics of Shakespeare are so specific, there has yet to be found the author that fits this persona. Shakespeare's works were published from 1593-1623. ... William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies, Published According to the true Original Copies, also known as the First Folio, was published in 1623, the reference to the author of Shakespeare's works as ...

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