Bloom said "Shakespeare is the Canon. He sets the standard and the limits of literature" (47). "Shakespeare centers the Canon, because we have to struggle hard to think of any representation that is not more convincing in Shakespeare than anywhere else, be it in Homer, Dante, or Tolstoy" (Bloom, 56). Bloom was highly convinced of Shakespeare canonicity, believing his works universal, deeming them applicable to everyone's personal library. My questions is simple: do you agree or disagree with Bloom? Is Shakespeare in your personal library? I'm curious. Bloom, Harold. The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages. The Berkley Publishing Group, 1994