"The King was very gifted as a literary man and composed many works of great merit both in prose and poetry. He wrote plays, encouraged music and often acted in plays himself. He translated three of Shakepeare's works into Thai, and they were done so well in poetic style that the original charm was kept."
The plays were "The Merchant of Venice", "As You Like It", "Romeo and Juliet". The King promoted the arts in all forms. The famous plays he wrote are "Matthanaphata" and "Sakuntala". Asvaphahu and Ramchitti were his pen names.