Indeed, last names still hold as much as weight as they once did since the time of Shakespeare.
Explanation:
The concept of identity has actually not changed since the time of Shakespeare, as the increase of work in literary field not only developed in the world of drama and fiction but also the rise of theories.
Indeed, last names still hold as much as weight as they once did since the time of Shakespeare. It builds up a separate respect for the readers as well as gives an understanding about the author though the books no more describe them.
Their skill of good knowledge and language in the literary field, proves the identity of the author and therefore the weight of the last name is still the same.