How is Shakespeare evident in modern life?
"William Shakespeare, often called the English national poet, is widely considered the greatest dramatist of all time." (Abraham)
"Over the centuries, his plays have served in the classroom as models for public speaking, guides to morality, works of literature to be read, passages to be performed—and sometimes all of the above. In the public arena, Shakespeare has appealed to different American audiences, from rowdy nineteenth-century workers to the literary and social elite, and from local groups that formed their own Shakespeare societies to picnic-bearing families at outdoor theaters under the stars." (Folger)