03-27-2019, 06:20 PM
I think Vyasa and Mohammed are also fair bets. And if you think his comedies are best, then that keeps him up as a great playwright -- Dr Johnson also thought his comedies were best, also found the ending of Hamelt iffy, etc, but he wouldn't deny the greatness of Hamlet the character, or Lear the wretch, or Falstaff the comic hero, etc etc.