... those of another"." Pope, in the preface to his six-folio edition of the works of Shakespeare also says, "Shakespeare is not so much an imitator, as an instrument of nature"." This, undoubtedly, was a response to the accusations of several scholars that all of Shakespeare's work was, in fact, indebted to Christopher Marlowe. They even went as far as to attribute ... own self be true " (Hamlet - Act I, Scene III) have passed into standard usage. His plays were written keeping in mind the tastes and preferences of the Elizabethan audiences. He wrote sonnets to appease his patrons and keep...

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