The development of pleasure can be seen in Samuel Johnson's preface to Shakespeare, which examines Shakespeare's ability to please the reader over many years. Shakespeare has this ability because his focus was on the universal. This idea is supported in William Wordsworth's theory where the emphasis is on communal pleasure through the use of simple language. The result of these two theories can be seen in Terry Eagleton's theory where we see that the use of universal causes the increase in popularity of literature among the middle class. In Samuel Johnson's Preface to Shakespeare he discusses why William Shakespeare has such longevity. Johnson believes Shakespeare is in a category all his own. Not only are critics still reviewing his work, but readers continue to enjoy reading his literature. Shakespeare was not one to follow the rules and this is where his creation of pleasure grows. This deliberate ignorance of the norm can be seen in his characters and his language. Shakespeare's characters are fun because they are recognizable and plausible. They range from serious to ridiculous and everywhere in between. In this way Shakespeare is able to understand every person who would go to see his plays or read his works. Johnson believes this is important because people like what they can identify with, whether it's a young man in love who imagines he's just like Romeo or a comical, raunchy person who laughs along with the nurse. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet also demonstrates how his characters could come from anywhere, they are not “modified by the customs of any particular place” (Johnson 374). In his work they come from Venice, Italy but in modern adapted...... medium of paper...... of English literature. 1983. The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism 2nd edition. Ed. Vincent B. Leitch. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2010. 2140-2146. Print.Leitch, Vincent B., ed. The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism 2nd Edition. New York:WW Norton & Company, 2010. Print.---. “William Wordsworth.” The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism 2nd Edition. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2010. 556-559. Print.Johnson, Samuel. Preface to Shakespeare. 1765. The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism 2nd edition. Ed. Vincent B. Leitch. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2010. 373-386. Print.Wordsworth, William. Preface to the lyrical ballads, with pastoral and other poems. 1802. Norton's Anthology of Theory and Criticism 2nd edition. Ed. Vincent B. Leitch. New York:W.W. Norton & Company, 2010. 559-579. Press.