Shakespeare References in Stephen Hawking: Quest For A Theory Of Everything

Kitty Ferguson’s book Stephen Hawking: Quest For A Theory Of Everything contains a couple of references to William Shakespeare. The first: “In the process Hawking, like the writers of the Bible and Shakespeare, has supplied eloquent quotations to support opposing philosophical points of view” (p. 122). And the second: “Do people who buy the book read it and understand it? Hawking said he wasn’t overly concerned about its being left on coffee tables and bookcases just for show. The Bible and Shakespeare, he pointed out, have shared that fate for centuries” (p. 132). It’s interesting to me that both times this book connects Shakespeare with The Bible. Stephen Hawking: Quest For A Theory Of Everything was published in 1991. The edition I read is from August of 1992.