Shakespeare, of course, could inhabit a character and create langauge and speeches that permitted very diverse types of people to become real in a deep way, from the inside out. But I still think that Shakespeare's voice as a poet/writer comes through whether it's Falstaff or Hamlet or Rosaline or Prospero who's speaking. It's the same with great actors. Dustin Hoffman serves up Willy Loman or the Graduate in a totally convincing manner, but we still know it's Dustin Hoffman.
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