The reasons argued for the near world-wide importance of the plays of William Shakespeare include:

Question

a. They are the best plays ever written in English.
b. The mixed tone of Shakespeare's play suits our postmodern era where unity of
tone is suspect.
c. Shakespeare's language is easier to understand in translation than it sometimes is
for twenty-first century English-speaking audiences.
d. Shakespeare's plays invite statements on things that matter: loyalty, betrayal,
love, evil, retribution, forgiveness, et al.
e. All of the above.

Answer 1

E