William Shakespeare (1564-1616, wiki) and his works (comedies, histories, tragedies, sonnets, etc.) continue to occupy an indomitable place amongst world knowledge sources despite periodic controversies. This page contains my thoughts on one of the finest playwrights. I will also cover the Sanskrit playwright Kalidasa (6th century AD, wiki), who is sometimes called the Indian Shakespeare.

I have read As You Like It, Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, brushed through Hamlet, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, and watched staging of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, As You Like It. I have also read English translations of Kalidasa's Abhijnanashakuntalam and Meghaduttam. Okay, I admit that's not much, but I hope to read and learn more as time passes by :-)

I love Shakespearean comedies. I am particularly enthralled by the allegory and literary allusions sprinkled throughout the works of both playwrights. One of my dreams is to watch an enactment at the Globe theatre.

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