I think it would be more illuminating to consider Shakespeare's plays for what they are - scripts.
I don't think he ever wrote a "book" as such. I don't think poems and plays count as "books" reeaaally. Certainly not the former. When we talk of books we tend to mean novels, novellas and short story collections.
Quote: Leevil @ January 28, 2008, 1:52 PMAll those fancy degree's don't help you now do they?
Can't even grasp the basic concept that the argument for 'Shakespeare is meant to be performed, not read' is an old one.
Which I added as a throw away comment, but has dragged on for 5 more posts, then it should.
When did you say that before?! Looked like a complete non-sequitur to me!