Lincoln and Shakespeare

[Eva Elisabeth]

(10-25-2015 09:07 PM)maharba Wrote:  Then you wonder if JWBooth had accepted Lincoln's visit, and then got off on that topic of Shakespeare which both cherished, would history have been altered?

In my humble opinion no. It wouldn't have happened and it didn't. Booth's hate was too strong.

I just want to add that Shakespeare was in those days probably one of the most widely published and spread authors, so one of the easiest accessible, and the choice of books was by far not as vast as today. This made it easier and very likely to encounter Shakespeare as a reader.