Four centuries
before I was born
Will Shakespeare arrived
on the planet.
Four centuries ago today
Will’s body died
but his voice remains,
his words will still enthrall,
for centuries.
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Shawn L. Bird 
Aaaahh me – I do love Shakespeare…indeed his words will live on for centuries more I’m sure. Is that one of the draws of being a writer, the hint at potential future ‘immortality’…? H xx
I agree, Harula. Writing books does offer a whiff of immortality. Think about Pliny and Plato. Would they have believed their words would still be read and studied 2000-2300 years later?
He is, indeed, a man for all Ages.
🙂
His prolficacy and range of style will continue to be models, centuries from now.
Yes, I believe so.
However, it fascinates me how students’ ability to understand the language has changed just in the last 30 years. I had no difficulty with making sense of Elizabethan English in high school, whereas majority of my students can’t make sense of sentences that should be clear with a bit of common sense. (Hmm). Their minimized speech (text language, etc) seems to be limiting their understanding of many kinds of more challenging texts. They can’t read cursive writing, either.