What qualities of Shakespeare’s plays make them popular even today?

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What made Shakespeare immortal was his way of describing the characters through their speech. He knew the secrets of one's mind and soul and was able to build his characters on his knowledge about person's personality. That's why he is so popular even nowadays; because people can associate themselves with Shakespeare's characters.
His writings and plays were equally enjoyed by both. He was also very prolific and that increased his audience and readership - the sheer number of his plays, sonnets increased his profile as a writer. His writings were also very varied - he wrote not only tragedies, but comedies as well and some lovely sonnets too. All have stood the test of the time for us to enjoy. This was partly because of his patronage and that of his band of players - his writings may have been recorded partly because of his associations with influential people.