Who was robert greene and what did he say about shakespeare

Playwright Robert Greene was a man of sour temperament who, it is believed, deeply resented Shakespeare's success. In a pamphlet - Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit bought with a million of Repentance - Greene refers to the Bard as "Shake-scene" and makes a bitter attack on him, as well as other playwrights of the time.

Playwright Robert Greene was a man of sour temperament who, it is believed, deeply resented Shakespeare's success. In a pamphlet - Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit bought with a million of Repentance - Greene refers to the Bard as "Shake-scene" and makes a bitter attack on him, as well as other playwrights of the time.