English, 27.01.2020 17:31, jessiegarrison1

Read this short text:

eli spends his summer vacation writing dramas and staging them in the backyard like a teenage shakespeare.

this reference to shakespeare is which type of allusion and meaning?
a)biblical—eli is a biblical name of moral strength
b)historical—eli is quite talented as a writer
c)mythological—eli has magical power with words
d)pop culture—eli uses current popular words and references

i think the answer is b, but i may be wrong.

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