Happy Birthday Shakespeare

thank you william for the great stuff you've written and all the tough lines that i have had to memorize. i would love to tell you how much it has all been worth it but seriously! what kind of a numbskull was Romeo? and erm, why did you have to have the jester in Lear disappear, only to appear in a footnote that he possibly died? and oh, i so see Hero and Claudio having a rosy marriage a year down the road... perhaps you were merely being sneaky about how convenient marriage is a convention and possibly hinting at the turmoils of life after the wedding. oh well...

on the bright side, your plays do still have relevance today (which should be given great credit!) and do explore some very deep-rooted themes. not a big fan of your poetry but hey, poetry is so subjective.

hope you are enjoying people celebrating your birthday posthumously and you are sipping your tea (or hard liquer) in glee somewhere in heaven (or perhaps having a party of your own with the worms and decomposing agents).

with regards,
your honest friend