To be perfectly honest, I have never fully understood why Shakespeare is THE writer to study. There is no doubt that Shakespeare is a very strong and important writer, but that doesn't explain why he is still internationally studied 400 years after his work. There are certainly many other great writers that could be studied, but for some reason Shakespeare is the one that nearly all education systems default to.
With that said there are still many great reasons for studying Shakespeare. Many of the themes from his plays are still relevant today, it provides a challenging read and teaches students different ways of reading and analyzing literature. Even 400 years old we can learn many valuable lessons from Shakespeare's work and apply what we read and understand to our own lives. I believe one reason Shakespeare is so popular today is that many people are still able to connect on a very personal level with his work and relate it easily to their own lives.
It's an important question... why does he remain so widely read? I'd like you to aim for a picture or video to be included in your next post, and to try and use a hyper link as well. thanks David
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