In comparison to his contemporaries in English Literature?
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The first challenge for you: Who were his contemporaries?
There are common turns of phrase that have their root in plays by William Shakespeare.
A common representation of theater is the smiling mask and sad mask representing Tragedy and Comedy, but in his own day Comedy wasn’t well regarded as a subject for the theater. His works challenged that perception.
He had an impact on the medium changing the opinion of what’s appropriate, his legacy is enduring, and he didn’t get in any notable shit-flinging piss fights alongside or against the Church and find himself executed.
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