It is fascinating to consider but even more interesting is the great Leo Tolstoy’s belief that Shakespeare is less than relevant ...and worse anyway...highly recommended.
http://books.google.com/books?id=yJYfDNPQ7vEC
Tolstoy was unquestionably a great writer, but he could also be a grade A nutball on a lot of issues. Also, he was nowhere near as good as Dostoevsky.