The Shakespeare and Dante article by The New York Times arises the popular question if Shakespeare knew the works of Dante. Personally, I did not find the argument to be strong at all. In some aspects the writer outlined the major question, but his examples were small and hard to relate to. The article mostly repeated itself and did not supply enough substance. The examples that were given were just brief quotes, which I do not think connects the two writers at all. If this is such a popular question, I believe there is probably more connections between the two writers that the author should have stated.
The strongest aspect of the argument is the conclusion. The writer ends with stating that Shakespeare did not speak Italian, and Dante's works at Shakespeare's time were still written in Italian. This proves that unless Shakespeare spoke or could read Italian, there is not a chance that Shakespeare knew Dante's works. I believe that was the strongest aspect of the argument. The article was brief and lacked stronger research to support the argument.
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