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In Chapter One, we learn that Shakespeare's comtemporaries said, "his Plays took well" and Shakespeare was "a handsome, well shaped man, very good company, and of a very ready and pleasant smooth wit."
Happy the Man study guide contains a biography of John Dryden, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.