William Shakespeare 1600 A.D.

[DreadfulSolemnity]

William Shakespeare was not a real personage who actually lived, wrote, performed, and died; His name is merely a clever, ingenious play on words.

Shakespeare means to Shake a Speare (Wand) like that of a Magician. Shakespeare was the Magician who brought the modern English language into being. Straford Upon Avon too is but another play on words. Avon is Nova spelled backwards, Latin for "New". Statford is Straight Ford (Cross). Literally "New Straight Cross."

[fredmatthews]

Hello All, I am currently conducting Academic Research into the highbrow and lowbrow of Online community groups- In one word, if you like (eg Highbrow or Lowbrow) how would you rank yourselves as users of this site? Are you discerning over the content and communities you take part in and consume online? Has this video above got higher cultural value than a video of, say, a cat on treadmill...not that that exists on Youtube(that I know of...)

Any help would be hugely appreciated!

[DreadfulSolemnity]

This Internet site is a decidedly less Lowbrow than a cat on a treadmill but Higher Brow than a dog pooping or ostensibly urinating on a squirrel. I give it a ranking of four shiny asterisks (*****) for content and value.