Shakespeare and the Bible: Showing How Much the Great Dramatist Was, Indebted to Holy Writ for His Profound, Knowledge of Human Nature (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Shakespeare and the Bible: Showing How Much the Great Dramatist Was, Indebted to Holy Writ for His Profound, Knowledge of Human Nature

Less is said to be known of Shakespeare than of any other writer who attained equal celebrity during his lifetime. This may be partly owing to the absence of that periodical literature which is now the rapid vehicle of information, and partly to his calling and the nature of his great works, which, however well adapted for the closet, were originally designed for the stage. We need not, therefore, be much surprised that the cravings of curiosity should have been satisfied with gossip and scandal, since there was nothing better to be had. It is now generally admitted that his parents held a respectable position in life, and that he must have had the advantage of a good grammar-school education.

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