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Tilted Cat Head
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Originally posted by Eviltree
Yes, it is indeed prevalent, but that is because of its fame. I think that if it wasn't quite so famous, it would not be nearly as sucessful. People most likely made movies out of them because people will recognise the connection, and thus make even more money for the film producer.
As for making up words, Dr. Seuss made up words, I can make up words, everyone can make up words, if those words were published to the extent that shakespeare's words were published, they would most likely be used as well.
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sometimes that is the case such as the recent modern Romeo and Juliet.
But then there's also the less obvious, such as the Broadway play Kiss Me Kate, also a Taming of the Shrew variant.
There's only so many stories that can be told and unfortunately for many, the Greeks and Shakespeare seem to have come up with many of them first, or at least popularized them.
Before you completely dismiss him, look at the depth and breadth of his work. It's not like he just wrote a couple sonnets or even a few plays. Few people even TODAY with film, tv, or even books can even come close to the amount of work and impact that Shakespeare has.
Following the constraints of iambic pentameter the fact that he was able to be creative enough to write so much that was so popular.
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