If of English Literature, you are a connoisseur, <br />It is impossible to overlook the works of ‘William Shakespeare’. <br />Through poetry and drama, he earned his high repute, <br />The dead bard still reigns the literary world, without dispute. <br /> <br />'Jealousy' and ‘Revenge’ are the underlying themes of ‘Othello’ and ‘Hamlet’, <br />A tribute to ‘Love’ is ‘Romeo and Juliet’. <br />His works depict a variety of human emotions, <br />After analyzing them, people express different views and notions. <br /> <br />Many say that he never wrote his plays, <br />His works remain exemplary no matter what the jealous cynic says. <br />Even though his life was short and strenuous, <br />No mortal can match his literary genius. <br /> <br />They say that good literature mirrors the contemporary world, <br />It reveals truths that are generally never told. <br />Shakespeare’s understanding of the world around him was astute, <br />Thus, of the literary world he still is the monarch, absolute.<br /><br />Supriya Prathapan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ode-to-shakespeare/
