To me, Shakespeare "represents" human beings through his art of characterization. The reason lies in Bloom's way of being biased at over-glorifying William Shakespeare. I do not chime with his idea and specifically the statement, "Shakespeare will go on explaining us, in part because he invented us…" When I read Bloom's book, what popped up in my mind was the phrase "God is dead" and that Shakespeare is the new god.
Bardolatory, this is, and Harold Bloom-A bardolator. No matter how great this makes Shakespeare as an entity wholly skilled in his work, saying that Shakespeare "invented" us is entirely a hyperbolic statement. It is as if his work was written for people of all places and all ages.
What gives his work this universal appeal are the themes and the subject matter. Complex and simple at the same time, William Shakespeare is known for the "Universality" of his work.
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