“What a piece of work is man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving, how express and admirable in action…” (Shakespeare, Hamlet). A famous poet once wrote this line for one of his most famous plays, and his name was William Shakespeare . While the majority of people know of this man, they many not realize that every day they could be using or doing something that has been either created or influenced by Shakespeare. Some phrases Shakespeare has created contain examples such as wild goose chase, love is blind, good riddance, dead as a doornail, and many more. It is hard to imagine, all of these were made up so he could have the correct form for iambic pentameter. Shakespeare was a very influential person in the Renaissance when it comes to literature. When it comes to art and inventing, there are many great inventors and artists, but “The distinctiveness of [Shakespeare’s] comedies [they] assisted in the growth of the Renaissance era and the rebirth of literature and entertainment during this era.” (Amber). In the Renaissance Shakespeare introduced many new ways to write and speak by introducing and creating many different words into our dictionary. If Shakespeare hadn’t been a …show more content…
After all it is not hard to hear that “Many people regarded [Shakespeare] as the greatest playwright of all time” (Beck). With Shakespeare being such a famous playwright it’s not surprising that many people have heard, read or seen many of his plays. One thing that might be as commonly know is that Shakespeare inspired some very famous authors, and helped them create some best selling books and classics. Some examples are The Winter of our Discontent by John Steinbeck and something Wicked this Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. If Shakespeare had decided to do something that played better we would be missing out on these books and countless
Shakespeare’s plays continued to be popular for more than 400 years. He is one of the best writers of all time. Most of his plays like Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello and many others still inspire other people. His plays show so much passion which that makes it another reason why people still enjoy reading them and watching his plays. His first play was Henry VI and was written in 1590, which it marked the beginning to a new era of poetry, plays, and novels. .All of his plays are well known in every country of the world making him one of most popular writers in history. Even after so much time there is people that changes or we can say interprets the plays a little different but it all started with Shakespeare’s originals
Some people might say that Shakespeare makes great plays that people enjoy. Finally,Shakespeare is very difficult to understand and it's very hard to comprehend when it's being taught by a teacher. The teachers can teach about more modern writers that we might be able to understand. Shakespeare is 400 years old and i think we should be learning more about writers from the twenty first century. That's why Shakespeare should not be taught in high schools around the
Secondly, lots of investigators have stated the talent Shakespeare had. Shakespeare could write a whole play off the top of his head! He had many other talents like acting that he also had. “....Shakespeare...became an actor and writer…” (Background) “....Were about hundred documents relating to William Shakespeare.”(Background) “....230 or so play texts still exist from Shakespeare’s time…”(Background) “....three thousand plays thought to have been staged in london from from Shakespeare’s time.”(Background)Shakespeare was the ideal renaissance
His work touched an extensive amount of different topics and themes, all of which are still relevant today. His writing is the foundation of some of the most classic literature, and a great amount of modern pieces can be traced back to his style and ideas in some way. His language deepens the analytical, reading and writing skills of young readers, and develops an appreciation for the progression of the English language through time. If Shakespeare were to be terminated from school curriculums, students would lose important, education enhancing aspects of English and would be unable to create a far more in-depth understanding of the literary work of the past and
Shakespeare started his career trying to be an actor. In that time, it was very hard for an actor to do well and get bigger parts if they weren’t a well-known actor or actress. So he tried writing plays. It turned out , he was pretty a good writer. People liked his plays so much they would skip work to go see them. The play they like the most of his is Romeo and Juliet. Back in his times, there were two main types of plays, a serious adventure type and a comedy
Shakespeare in England was a greatly influential individual himself. At the time he was producing plays, the arts were not always an appreciated skill that people thought highly of. Many play writers were overlooked and never truly appreciated in their day. Shakespeare was one of the lucky few in England as nobility took the time to recognize and see his plays specifically. Shakespeare had to be very mindful of the content of his plays and how he portrayed certain events, such as the Gunpowder Plot, to the audience. Being caught between pleasing his government and maintaining his integrity, Shakespeare managed to fulfill his role to both quite delicately.
His language is rich, his characters and stories reveal universal truths about the human condition in a way we can all relate to; whether it’s the tragic outcome of unchecked greed and ambition or the unrelenting desire for revenge or the pursuit of love. His representation of human nature is just as real and relevant today as it was when Shakespeare wrote his plays. Shakespeare was very forward thinking for his time, especially in an age when women were not even allowed to perform on stage. Many of his female characters played critical roles in his plays, the infamous Lady Macbeth played a critical role in Macbeth. Shakespeare created many of the popular metaphors that we use today and largely influenced the English language. You could say Shakespeare is one of the best English teachers there has ever been, even if that wasn’t technically his
William Shakespeare, the most famous of all English writers, has written many works. Shakespeare's life has very much to do with the style of his writing as his stories are from his past experiences. In a very fascinating way, he had the ability to translate the issues of his own time into universal themes. Shakespeare was of interest with his controversial. He was a common phenomenon in his day, as he was part of a theatrical world.
Shakespeare is probably one of the most important playwrights the world is seen, but we need to save his work for a higher grade level that the middle schoolers that are reading Romeo and Juliet for the first time. You shouldn’t be reading most of Shakespeare’s plays until students are at a sophomore reading level, so you vocabulary is more inverse with the old english language Shakespeare's work comes out of. Many people talk about shakespeare as the
Instead of the Montagues and the Capulets it the Jets vs the Sharks, “Replace the Shakespearean dialogue with the street slang of 1950’s New York, add music and dancing, and Romeo and Juliet just became Tony and Maria.” Another thing Shakespeare did that affects us and is still implemented today is language. Without him much of our language would be dry and bland. Some of the words that he created we use on a daily basis and probably don’t realize it. Ever heard of the words frugal, critical, lonely, laughable, majestic, or countless. Shakespeare came up with those words and many more, and it wasn’t just words, he also came up with many of the phrases we use today. When you get a new job or go to a new school you might have to “break the ice” between yourself and your acquaintances, or if you don’t understand something you might say “it’s greek to me.” Both of those cliches Shakespeare came up with, plus many others that we still use today. On
Even after all this time, Shakespeare can still intrigue and excite people and students alike. Everyone says that Shakespeare was the greatest playwright of his time, but most don’t even know why. Those people just take the experts opinion, but even non-experts can think his plays are great. Shakespeare didn’t write these plays just for well-educated people but to be performed for everyone. Shakespeare wrote about topics that were of issues in his days, and through his plays one can see the message he is trying to convey while capturing the complexity of the character’s mind (Tumiel). He wanted his audience think what it would be like if they were that character and to feel the emotions of their hearts, to understand the psychological existence of that person. It is this those captured feelings in his words that makes him one of the greatest
Whenever Shakespeare is mentioned, students have a tendency to let out disastrous cries. What is important for students to realize is that Shakespeare introduced nearly three thousand words into the English language. He created new, popular words by changing nouns into verbs, attached words that had never been used before, added prefixes, and used many other methods that shaped
The writing style of Shakespeare has influenced authors from generations and several imitations can be seen in modern literature as well. His plays and sonnets have their own style and characteristics different from any other and his works are well-known and very popular to this day and is implemented in academics as a separate branch of study and is taught in schools as well. To this day there are theatre performances of some of his famous
Shakespeare is important, because of his essential contributions to the modern English language. This is recognized by scholars,“First of all, there was a volcano of words, an eruption of words that shakespeare had never used before, that had never been used in the english language before” (Stephen Greenblatt). His language evolved the English language, by introducing new words (think hip hop). Few modern writers have established new words into our language and have them stick. “The language is so dense, so rich, the first couple plays they read are difficult. Not
Shakespeare has influenced the way we speak, express ourselves, and enriched the English language is many ways. “Shakespeare introduced nearly 3,000 words into the English language.” (Anderson) Our vocabulary is full of phrases or words from Shakespeare. Without Shakespeare, we would not express ourselves the way we do. “He gave us uniquely vivid ways in which to express hope and despair, sorrow and rage, love and lust.”(Kurlak) The words Shakespeare created are used everyday. “Many words and phrases from his plays and poems have become a common part of everyday speech.” (Popova) Words like addiction, amazement, generous, gloomy, gossip are all commonly used words were all created by and used in Shakespeare 's plays. The list of everyday words from Shakespeare is much larger with words like advertising, blanket, outbreak, and thousands more. “Without him, our vocabulary would be just too different.”(Harris ) As well as words, many of