Shakespeare, in some sense, helped create the modern man, didn't he, his influence is that pervasive. He held the mirror up to nature, but he also created that mirror: so the image he created is the very one we hold ourselves up to.

Jess Winfield
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Shakespeare was a complicated man. He was a great writer, but also an actor, poet, and social activist. His impact on the modern world isn’t limited to his plays alone. He invented many elements of modern theatre, especially theatre in the round.

He helped establish the idea of the actor playing multiple roles at once, which makes it possible for actors to play multiple characters in one show. He also created many other forms of art that are still used today, including sonnets and blank verse. He wrote many poems that people still read today, including “Sonnet 18” and “The Winter's Tale.”

Source: My Name Is Will: A Novel Of Sex, Drugs, And Shakespeare

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