Shakespeare's ubiquitous "planetary influence" is well-documented. As Stephen Marche points out in How Shakespeare Changed Everything, not much from our sex lives to the assassination of Lincoln remains untouched. And, of course, there's the language. You may think that what you are reading has more rhyme than reason, be madness (though there is method in it) or amount to nothing more than a wild goose chase. It may …
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:00PM on April 28, 2014