How does William Shakespeare affect the world today?
If your writing an essay here are some topic to explore: Literature: his is the gold standard, with which few academics will argue. He has been taught to generations…… Social: A surprising mount of current social customs can at least partially be traced to the influence of Shakespeare: Marriage for instance, was uncommon except between the wealthy, many people just cohabitated. His plays helped a great deal in romanticizing marriage and making it popular and an expected part of human life. Language: he coined several words and some phrases of his are so popular that they remain part of the common English dialog to this day. Good luck!
