Apart from various discussions on Shakespeare, for example the debate about the order in which he wrote his plays and their dating, there is still a lot to be found out about the question of a change in attitude as it is reflected in his plays. As one can see there was a certain degree of reluctance on his behalf to have the texts of his plays published. A reason for this may be found …showed first 75 words of 1160 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1160 total…puts before us the permanent qualities in human nature and grapples with universal and timeless human problems in such a way that the reader senses a universal and timeless human problems in such a way that the reader senses a universal and timeless validity embodied in what the characters experience and are made to say. It is probably this recognition of the permanent, timeless and universal in Shakespeare's dramas that gives them their perennial appeal.