Learning Quote by Austin O'Malley

Shakespeare is universal.

— Harold Bloom

I think academics are infuriating. For every expert on Shakespeare there is another one to cancel his theory out. It drives you up the…

— Joseph Fiennes

I think that one of the reasons Shakespeare withstands the test of time is that his themes are so universal.

— Rebecca Serle

There are a lot of theories about Shakespeare.

— Christina Ricci

It's like saying French shouldn't be taught because you don't understand it because it's new. Shakespeare is just like learning a new, exciting language.

— Samuel Barnett

Shakespeare is so fundamental to the way we see story. A tremendous amount of narratives come from him - more than many authors are…

— Rebecca Serle

You could argue we are a different audience today,but on the other hand what is it that makes Shakespeare great? It is that he…

— Sam Wanamaker

“If Shakespeare had never existed, he asked, would the world have differed much from what it is today?”

— Virginia Woolf

But if Shakespeare himself is maybe about meaning and truth, I don't know, then he is certainly about pleasure and interest, we start with…

— Stephen Greenblatt

“In order to understand the universal perspective, first you have to know more than a version of truth.”

— Toba Beta

Clarity is so important for Shakespeare.

— Dan Amboyer

William Shakespeare was a brilliant writer and he only wrote the truth. So, if I dont believe it, I have to work really hard…

— Condola Rashad