Working through a backlog of Sunday newspaper supplements, I came across this great article, Is Dickens better than Shakespeare? 🤔
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/02/is-dickens-better-than-shakespeare...
#WhatTheDickens @Cuilin
Cuilin That is such a good read, and there‘s definitely a case to be made. I think Dickens lived in a more free society and could write and be a little bit more on the nose than Shakespeare could during his time. Plus, I think modern readers can recognize/understand a Victorian time period more than an Elizabethan/Jacobean one perhaps 🤔 I would love to see one of those Oxbridge debates on this subject!! (edited) 3d
AllDebooks @Cuilin I don't think they are so comparable, due to the different time periods. I think Dickens characters are more defined between good and villainous. Shakespeare's characters are more nuanced, with both virtues and flaws. I love them both and wouldn't put one over the other. 3d
Ruthiella I definitely prefer Dickens because he‘s more accessible to me. Interesting article, thanks! 3d
Cuilin @AllDebooks True, I like both but for different reasons. 3d
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