Posted AT 2:43 PM EDT on 25/04/08
Play's anatomy
Ask virtually anyone to identify the greatest dramatist the English language has produced, and the verdict, by a few light-years, is unanimous: William Shakespeare. A magician with the language, he wrote 38 plays, most of them gems, a diverse canon of tragedy, comedy and history, still profound, moving and relevant four centuries after they were written.
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