Every time I attend a performance of a Shakespeare play (and I have seen some of those plays many times) I am amazed all over agin by the brilliance of his work. From the intricate and inventive wordplay, to the depth of the characterizations, to the perfection of each plot and character arc, these plays are both astonishing and inspirational.<\/p>\n
Some modern playwrights, such as Tom Stoppard, can reach moments of brilliance that remind me of the Bard, but for sheer continual inventiveness, musicality, psychological richness and depth of understanding of the human condition, nothing really comes close.<\/p>\n
I imagine readers of Racine in the original french might feel a similar regard for that playwright’s perfect Alexandrine<\/i> dramaturgy. But in English, I don’t think any talent rivals that of Shakespeare.<\/p>\n
Which leads me to wonder: Could another playwright’s collected works ever be as good? Or was such a feat of inventiveness possible only in the Elizabethan Era?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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