Shakespeare had a massive role in schools in India -by this time, the British empire still existed and Shakespeare was slowly becoming known globally which encouraged his prominence- In 1853, a law was passed called the "India act" where English language and English literature was a part of the qualification and one of the subjects included in exams. ... It consisted collections of Shakespeare's comedies, histories and tragedies.The plays included Antony and Cleopatra,The two noble kinsmen, Macbeth and Julius Caesar. ... In plays like Romeo and Juliet, he not only criticized arr...

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