Who Was Shakespeare?

Little is known about Shakespeare. His date of birth is a mystery and even what he looked like is something not really known. However we may not know who we was but we know what he did and what he still moves people with. He is one of the greatest drama play-writers as of yet. Most students don't see him this way, but instead shudder at the thought of any of his writings. Why? It don't make no sense! However I have found that reading it aloud and collaborating with others, it makes his plays have much more meaning to them (and I actually can understand what he was talking about!) Shakespeare seemed to write in a backwards language, but actually he is very literal. The reader must keep their pace slow enough to let it sink in and then the meaning will follow after. The struggles come from the words that Shakespeare made up. I don't have an examples, but I know that throughout his plays he created new words to fit his writing style.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/merchant/shakespeare.html