A Lover's complaint

[mike thomas]

If Shakespeare work was so brilliant how come very few have read the 47 verses of A Lover's complaint which is found at the back of the Sonnets?

[xman]

People prefer his plays.

[iansteere]

The poem was never promoted. It is an oddity, whose context has never been well understood. For more information on these matters read http://realshakespeare.com/loverscomplaint.aspx