Shakespeare set a lot of his dramas in a historical perspective or war perspective, or he would study what was going on at that time. Marcia Gay Harden dramahistoricallot Change image and share on social
Shakespeare showed me that once I understand the rules, I can break them. Zoe Wanamaker breakruleshakespeare Change image and share on social
Shakespeare shows you what it is possible to do in English as a writer - but also shows you that you might as well give up. As it's all been done before and hundreds of years ago. So I have had that long-standing relationship of oppression and inspiration. Chris Adrian agoenglishgive share on social
Shakespeare speaks for the human heart but Dickens speaks for the social man and for injustices. Simon Callow dickenhearthuman Change image and share on social
Shakespeare teaches you how to act. You come out of this process as a better actor. It's just the nature of the words he writes. Condola Rashad actactornature Change image and share on social
Shakespeare tells the same stories over and over in so many guises that it takes a long time before you notice. Howard Nemerov guiselongnotice Change image and share on social
Shakespeare very rarely makes the least attempt to surprise by his catastrophes. They are felt to be inevitable, though the precise way in which they will be brought about is not, of course, foreseen. Andrew Coyle Bradley attemptbringcatastrophe Change image and share on social
Shakespeare was a dramatist of note who lived by writing things to quote. H. C. Bunner dramatistlivenote Change image and share on social
Shakespeare was completely fictionalising the people who were then the great celebrities of English. Richard Flanagan celebritycompletelyenglish Change image and share on social
Shakespeare was the great one before us. His place was between God and despair. Eugene Ionesco despairgodgreat Change image and share on social
