What fortunate timing, next week I'm spending a few days in Ashland, OR, and will enjoy the theater at the world-class Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Parallel to

What fortunate timing, next week I'm spending a few days in Ashland, OR, and will enjoy the theater at the world-class Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Parallel to the article's discussion, in college I was interested in science and only because of requirements took courses in literature. Ironically, decades later the science "facts" have largely become irrelevant. It's the poetry and narrative works that are increasingly meaningful to me now. I came to Shakespeare only well into adulthood but over time my appreciation of his talent has grown exponentially. Once getting a feel for his expressive language, it's evident he was a masterful observer of human nature, combined with his extraordinary sensitivity to sound of words, poetic genius barely describes the accomplishment. That Shakespeare speaks to people in diverse regions of the globe might surprise him, but he's sure be pleased he far exceeded his own ambitions. Perhaps he'd surely find that development amusing and profound, no doubt would be thinking it could be source material for a new play...