Question

Why does Johnson declare, “In the writings of other poets a character is too often an individual; in those of Shakespeare it is commonly a species.”?Develop your answer from the essay Preface to Shakespeare.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

LIFE OF DR. JOHNSON

Samuel Johnson was born at Lichfield, Staffordshire, on September 18, 1709. His father was a provincial bookseller; it was through browsing in his shop that the boy acquired much of remarkable knowledge. Physically handicapped, with bad eyesight and facial disfigurements, he later developed a pronounced neurotic tic’.