Many plays have Shakespearean writing entwined into their script. Fosters examples moonlighting and death valley were common they all have a William Shakespeare in their midst. Even regular characters in novels and plays can take on an essence of Shakespeare. A writer named Bard was the first to be encountered by people in the Death valley days. Bard was well known between the 18th century and the 21st century, he was everywhere , seen through various writings. Many plays that were written had character who could be related to Bard's character's Ariel, and Caliban from the tempest. Many references are made from Hamlet, Othello, Romeo and Juliet. Angela Carter is seen using Shakespeare's actors that were legitimate daughters. Foster knows that every High school student is introduced to Shakespeare and will know references made if they are obvious. Those authors will always be able to bounce ideas of Shakespeare and even influence new writers who will in turn put it into their work. Understanding that text can be taken , and an author can revise it to fit a certain plot means that nothing is original . It can help readers get a rich understanding ,that their is a deeper meaning especially with Shakespeare involved.
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