Do you like Shakespeare?

Optimus Prime said

Any theories on why that is?

as simple/petty as Ben Johnson doesn’t sound nearly as historically grand as William Shakespeare?

and I’m pretty sure I’ve never heard that name before

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The Crucible wasn’t even in the top 10 of shows when it opened in 1953
(Many plays that we consider great today only became popular in their revivals )
It’s fun to theorize about why one thing succeeds and another ‘equal’ thing doesn’t- but usually there’s no discernible rhyme or reason