PhilosopherJay

Hi minimalist,

Well, he did have 50,000 people coming to Memphis two weeks ago to celebrate his 75th birthday, 28 years after he died. Here's a video

It is hard to know how future generations will rate people. When William Shakespeare died, I'm sure only a small number of people took notice. It was seven years before all his works were published in the First Folio. At least 18 of his 33 plays were not published in his lifetime. His good friend Ben Johnson said this about his writing:

"But hee redeemed his vices, with his vertues. There was ever more in him to be praysed, then to be pardoned."

In other words, Shakespeare wasn't too bad.

Warmly,

Philosopher Jay