... adolescence, arguably every individual in the western world will have heard of William Shakespeare in one way or another- whether it be from a play that was put on by the high school drama department, or merely by seeing his name as they aimlessly flip through HBO and come across "that one Leonardo DiCaprio movie". Relatively everyone in the English speaking ... some level of knowledge in regards to Shakespeare, but, how many of those same individuals can say they have even heard of Thomas Kyd? Shakespeare, in a way, is a brand. He's a high end label (and debatably an overrated one) tha...

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