why do I read Shakespeare
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-eight years and a million words
Kokubunji, 2024.08.22
I've been doing a lot of writing, lately, largely on a novel I started in 1991 (yes, I'm one of those people). I've been pretty happy with it, especially in my ability to write actual characters now. Then I picked up The Tempest, by Shakespeare, and now I reckon everything I've ever written has to be burned. Who do I read Shakespeare!