Shakespeare's original opening was changed ... They transform the sonnet from a poem about romantic love to a powerful ...

Your love and pity doth th’ impression ... world besides methinks are dead. William Shakespeare (1564–1616), who needs no introduction on a poetry page, was considered the greatest English ...

But the collection’s most intriguing text is an altered copy of Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 116,” a famous ode to unceasing love.

Though he was born centuries ago, we're still watching his plays and studying his works. And his words continue to resonate today.