...Shakespeare Blog “William Shakespeare is still relevant to modern students” From this proposition I believe that the works of William Shakespeare is still relevant for the students of today. I’m a 15 year old student in High School that believes in this statement. People fight the fact that his teachings are too hard as they don’t understand his highly out dated language that is not commonly used towards them in other subjects, therefore they are not used to the language. This prevents them from having the interest to continue reading his scriptures. Although you actually have to really think about it. For starters think about how many times you’ve used these so far in your life including as a child: Addiction, Assassination, Belongings, Uncomfortable and Eyeball. These are just some of the words that we use today. There are also sayings that people still use to talk...
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...William Shakespeare is an English Poet, play-writer and actor. He was born in Stratford, United Kiimgres-1ngdom on April 1564. His Father John Shakespeare was a tenant father who worked on various sections of the land they owned. With his Mother Mary Arden who was a member of Noble Catholic Church Community. William married Anne Hathaway when he was only just a teenager, and together they had three children: Hamlet, Susanna and Judith. Shakespeare has written many plays, and some have been re-made into famous movies such as Romeo and Juliet, McBeth and Hamlet. These show us that in today’s modern society, Shakespeare is still relevant, even if his language may not be heard or spoken. Characters We see supernatural characters in many modern movies today, such as Paranormal Activity, Wicked the musical and True Blood. Shakespeare uses Ghosts, Witches and Fairies as main stars of a few of his most famous plays: McBeth, Hamlet and A Midnight Summers Dress. With the use of these...
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...Is Shakespeare relevant to modern students today you ask? Of course he is! As students, who doesn’t love a bit of murder and revenge like in Hamlet, or maybe a story of true love like in Romeo and Juliet, or to hate the real villain of a story, like Lady Macbeth. When you think of Shakespeare, you imagine a very old weird looking man with a daggy moustache and hair, whose words have to be repeated a few times to really understand them and story lines that make even the strangest shows on TV these days seem boring. It would be easy to say that his 39 plays are very old fashioned and not relevant for modern students, however, his themes of hate, betrayal, love, prejudice, revenge and family breakdowns are all relevant for us today. The fact that he was able to show all these themes in his many comedies, tragedies and histories is amazing, how many play writers or authors today can say they cover so many themes in their books or plays? Perhaps my favourite thing about Shakespeare after researching for this blog was his dislike for people in his plays by using insults like “lump of foul deformity” or “poisonous hunchback toad” and “mountain of mad flesh” or my favourite “not so much brain as...
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...secret. While Juliet has taken a sleeping potion to make her seem dead, Romeo kills himself himself not knowing she is really alive. Juliet eventually wakes up and also kills herself. Some critics call this play the greatest example of a romantic tragedy during the Renaissance. While other critics believe that Romeo and Juliet both possess flaws that contribute to their fate. This play is so famous because their has been multiple paintings illustrated toward the work, as well as musicals, operas, and ballets set to the theme of Romeo and Juliet. Commonly mistaken as one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays, Macbeth, was produced around the year 1606. Shakespeare was believed by scholars to write Macbeth to celebrate and win over the...
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...Welcome I am writing this blog about how William Shakespeare is still relevant to modern students today. When we hear the word “William Shakespeare” we all think of fancy words and old plays , but I did a lot of research only to find out that when we hear the words “Champion, Olympian or Gossip” We never actually think about who invented these commonly used words and phrases that we use in everyday conversations. Imagine if we didn’t have any of the words that he invented like the word bedroom, what would we call that! All of our favourite movies, plays, songs and quotes wouldn't exist today! 21st Century Language One of the most important things that Shakespeare left us with today was his words that he invented and, we all use them in reenactments...
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...Willian Shakespeare, born April 1564, was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Through his amazing plays and poetry, he has changed the world today. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon”. William Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden (Shakespeare). Shakespeare was a huge influence for play writers, directors and poets this day, Shakespeare has touched the hearts of many artists, this has reflected in some artists making movies about shakespeare’s art. This includes many different versions that are made until this day about Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and even The Taming of the Shrew. Some of these plays have been turned into movies, for example 10 Things I Hate About You was adapted from The Taming of the Shrew and Gnomeo and Juliet was created from Romeo and Juliet. His characters and stories reveals truths about the human condition and in ways we have all heard about today. The characters from back then showed lots of themes in the art of plays, the...
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...Shakespeare was a respected poet and playwright in his own day, and is widely regarded today as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet. As quoted in an article,” The Romantics, in particular, acclaimed Shakespeare's genius, and the Victorians worshipped Shakespeare with a reverence that George Bernard Shaw called "bardolatry"”. In the 20th century, his work was repeatedly adopted and rediscovered by new movements in scholarship and performance, and is currently an active part of education curriculums. His plays remain highly popular today and are constantly studied, performed and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts throughout the world. It is safe to say that although Shakespearean plays were set in the Renaissance Era, they are still the epitome of English literature and are revered by theaters, performers and audiences alike due to their remarkable credibility in portraying everlasting political, social and moral issues. http://www.neptunetheatre.com/content/Shakespeare_hat_trick His plays move from romantic to tragic, humorous to serious so much so that he not only caters to all tastes but also all times by portraying the political situation of his times as well as the way of living. Even Romeo and Juliet, considered by many as a die –hard romantic scripture actually highlights political issues. One of the main political aspects of the play was when count Paris uses...
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...creative outlets. One such artist is William Shakespeare, the famous English poet behind plays like Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet. Shakespeare’s plays have managed to gain and maintain cult followings for hundreds of years. Shakespeare is arguably one of the biggest and most notable names in literary history thanks to his extensive contribution to the English theatre. With such great influence and cultural reach comes...
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...Intro Four hundred years have passed since William Shakespeare penned his last play. Yet his language, themes and characters are as alive today as they were when the first plays were. The plays have been performed in almost every language, on stage and screen and at popular festivals around the world. Shakespearean works are required to read for high school English students. Even in prisons, teachers find that Shakespeare offers contemporary connections that open pathways to learning for some of society’s weakest. The reason his work is so popular is that Shakespeare wrote about human nature and how people behave. That is why, although his words can be hard to understand, his ideas are as relevant now as they were four centuries ago. Characters...
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...In some schools marks the anniversary of William Shakespeare on the day of his birth and death. People celebrate to commemorate the achievements and contribution of Shakespeare that impacts literature in modern days. The article, Why Shakespeare Is Still Relevant, by Joseph Pearce presents the importance of Shakespeare’s work because of his contribution to English literature and the use of his written work to address the person’s morality. Through the plays and works of Shakespeare shows the outcomes of the person’s behaviour, present the reality of life and the significances of his work contributed the English literature. The author, Pearce, displays the relevance of Shakespeare due to his work that impacted today’s literature. Pearce states...
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...Audrey J. Johnson Shakespeare Prof. Clair Berger William Shakespeare, Timeless Psychologist William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is considered the premiere playwright of the English language. His works have survived the passage of time, been studied by both young students and academic scholars, and produced many phrases still used in modern times. Shakespeare’s impact on English is so prolific, in fact, that many people quote lines without being aware they are using expressions coined by England’s favorite bard. Shakespeare wrote histories based on the British monarchs, light comedies with romantic plots and happy endings, and heavy tragedies with dark plots that ended abruptly and unhappily. The true genius of William Shakespeare, however, is in wordplay and his ability to comprehend the human condition. His works discuss such universal themes as love, ambition, jealousy, anger, despair, grief, and death – emotions common to people in all generations and still relevant today. Love is the first and strongest of human emotions. It is the glue that holds human family and relationship together; it’s the ultimate emotion. Sometimes, however, those who are perfect for one another are unable to see the compatibility of their own union. Well-matched characters Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing need a nudge in the right direction. Beatrice is sharp-tongued and has no intention of marrying because a prior relationship with rapier-witted Benedick has left her...
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...Marginalization in William Shakespeare’s - The Merchant of Venice The normal human experiences we acknowledge everyday are built of a multitude of emotions, feelings, attitudes, values and characteristics that differentiate us from other beings like animals. The fabric of our human nature is a reflection of the human experience, our beliefs, attitudes, and events that we go through compacting different ideologies into our mindsets. William Shakespeare, through his plays presents these ideologies, attitudes and values, both relevant and present in the Elizabethan context as well as in a modern context. Through a reading and analysis of Shakespearean plays we can see the ideology of how through the marginalization of society, there is a cultivation of the cycle of hatred, leading to revenge, preventable if we are able to open up and be merciful and forgive instead of succumbing to hatred and revenge. These feelings of mercy, hate, forgiveness, and revenge are built into the core of our human nature, and hence it has been present in the people of society during Shakespearean times as well as being easily relatable and understandable to our modern day society, due to it being in the fabric of our human experience and nature since the start of the human civilization. Modern day society struggles with the woes of marginalization on a daily basis, as well as in past important events that has changed the course of history and society. From daily issues such as the people who detests...
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...The tragic play of Hamlet has been passed on from generation to generation since it was written in 1609 by English playwriter, and poet, William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest poet of recent times, his pieces are still relevant to this day. Furthermore, one of his more relevant and popular pieces is the tragic play of Hamlet. This play was about a son of Danish royalty seeking out revenge for the mysterious, and suspicious death of his father. Hamlet believes that his uncle, Claudius is to blame. Throughout the play, Hamlet is found conversing with the ghost of his father, or so he thinks. Many skepticize that the ghost Hamlet was supposedly talking to didn't actually exist. Some believe that the ghost was Hamlet’s sub-conscience rather than the ghost of his father. Throughout the play, the...
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...What makes humans ambitious? Well, when looking at human ambition it dates back thousands and thousands of years. Ambition can be defined as a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work. Readers get the idea of negative ambition throughout the play Macbeth. The play Macbeth, is another brilliant written piece by the famous playwright William Shakespeare. The play is about a great warrior, who gets the wrong idea about ambition after being told that he will become King of Scotland. Macbeth believed that the only way to achieve power and wealth is to kill anyone who gets in his way to the throne. Specifically, the use of irony, motif and characterization all prove that negative ambition can...
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...Shakespeare: An Observation of Life What is it about Shakespeare’s characters and stories that make us all able to relate in some way or another 400 years after they are written? Maybe it’s his take on inner conflict, or is it how he never portrays a hero as perfect, or a villain as all evil? There is a certain universal truth about the human condition in every story. Whether it is the tragic outcome of unchecked greed and ambition, an unrelenting desire for revenge, or the pursuit of love, his representation of human nature is just as real and as relevant today, as it has been through the centuries. Most of Shakespeare’s characters are complex personalities led into tragedy by their shortcomings (Johnson). Even Shakespeare’s heroes are never just heroes; Shakespeare tends to build his stories through “false heroes” such as Othello, Anthony and Brutus, and “good villains” or “villains with a conscious” like Macbeth (Johnson). It is this type of inner conflict that makes Shakespeare’s stories so insightful and relatable. People love to identify with the hero. They like to think of themselves as heroes in their own lives and the success of a hero in a story makes them feel better about their chances of success in their own lives. While a hero may be the object of any story, a hero is only as great as the obstacle he can overcome (Pattison). The obstacle can be almost anything, it could be a tornado ripping through a city or a killer great white shark, but it is the human villain...
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