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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
I don't care whether you do.
To think Shakespeare's mind is as though it never happened as a result of his death is a falsehood.
To think that there has been nothing of Shakespeare after 1616 is as well.
Maybe you missed my point: Death may mean an end to your physical existence, the termination of your consciousness. But this doesn't mean the manifestations of your existence—your impact—dies along with it.
You make it sound as though we all die quietly alone while no one takes notice or even realizes we existed in the first place.
Am I wrong?
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There's a difference between Shakespeare's brain and Shakespeare's brainchild.
His mind is definitely lost forever. What he wrote is merely something tailored to entertain the masses. Granted, the fact that his pieces were brilliant shows that he had a great mind, but the only person who had those great thoughts, and really understood where his work comes from is dead.
His mind is no longer lively. The fact that his work is still relevant to this day is because human nature changes little, and their interpersonal relationships still take place in the same way, for the most part.