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My favorite author
Talk about your favorite author
My favorite author is William Shakespeare, a man who has written enough for
immortality.
Though a few hundred years have elapsed since the death of Shakespeare and volumes
have been written on the life and work of this great writer, his early life still remains a
subject for speculation and conjecture. It is generally believed that Shakespeare had very
little schooling. Yet his keen intellect and mastery of language have earned for him the
appreciation and applause of the literary world.
Shakespeare’s fame originates from his ability to identify his readers with the characters
in his stories. In most of his stories we find Shakespeare had an insight into human
nature and the problems of life. His tragedies such as “Macbeth” and “Hamlet” clearly
show his deep knowledge of the human mind. Man’s ambition, desperation, sorrows,
frustrations and hopes are dealt in these tragedies with such skill where the readers
themselves experience all the mental conflicts and emotions. Thus they get better ideas
about human nature. With equal skill, Shakespeare deals with man’s joys and pleasures
in all his comedies. His comedies, like “Twelfth Night” and “As You Like It”, are a delight
to read. Through the characters in his stories Shakespeare conveys his views on life and
the world. Most of his characters, such as Hamlet, are vehicles for moral instruction.
Man’s nature is the theme of all his writings. By a skilful combination of words and
situations, he reveals the worst as well as the best in man. His choice of words is masterly
and many of his phrases are literary gems. As man’s nature is his theme, what he wrote
years ago remains true even today. It will remain so till the end of time. It is for all these
reasons that I enjoy reading Shakespeare.
I do enjoy reading the works of other writers too, such as those of Charles Dickens and
Jane Austen. However, they do not give the satisfaction that Shakespeare does. I find
Shakespeare’s stories so interesting that I have read the same stories several times in last
few years. Once I read the same story, I learn something new about human nature.
Shakespeare was indeed a genius.
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