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William Shakespeare 1564-1616 Influence Shakespeare‘s work has made a lasting impression on later theatre and literature. In particular, he expanded the dramatic potential of?characterization, plot,?language, and?genre(流派).Until?Romeo and Juliet, for example, romance had not been viewed as a worthy topic for tragedy.?Soliloquies?（独白）had been used mainly to convey information about characters or events; but Shakespeare used them to explore characters' minds. In Shakespeare's day, English grammar, spelling and pronunciation were less standardized than they are now, and his use of language helped shape modern English. Samuel Johnson?quoted him more often than any other author in his?A Dictionary of the English Language, the first serious work of its type.?Expressions such as "w