1- "The truth will penetrate through the crack of you pain You can only see the rainbow after the poundings of the rain" This quote I chose from by Dana Pines letter, 11 June 2017. I found this quote meaningful to me because it fits beautifully to the events of Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Hamlet suffered a lot on his way to discover his father's death; he endured his mother disregard of her husband sudden death and marrying the murderer Claudius, and losing her at the end. Also losing his beloved Ophelia who committed suicide after her father's death. At the end, Hamlet was wounded by a poisoned sword and dies. So As Dana mentioned the truth will hurt you as hamlet was hurt by his uncle and people around him, and it takes your own life and the life of a long list of people (poundings of the rain)to discover the truth (the rainbow), which finally appears after a hurting suffer. I also find the quote important because it fits in everyone's life, we all fight for something and struggle to achieve it, everyone has a goal in their life that seems like a rainbow, and we must walk through …show more content…
And when we in turn have vanished, they will continue to exist, tinged perhaps in small ways by our own lives and fates, and will become part of others whom he could not have foreseen and whom we can barely imagine." I think this quote is important because it describes the power of Shakespeare' works, and how they transfer from generation to another with keeping their importance and value. His works are similar to a "genetic feature" that sticks in every human. Today after four and one-half centuries of his death, we still read and discuss his works, analyze them, criticize them, and direct movies based on them, what could stop us tomorrow and after centuries? Therefore, Shakespeare is a part of us and will always be as Greenblatt
‘Texts became valued over time when they explore challenging and enduring ideas relevant to humanity - To what extend does Hamlet reflect this statement?
“No place indeed should murder sanctuarize; Revenge should have no bounds”. These words are said when Hamlet is attempting to kill his step-father that murdered his biological father. This quote from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet depicts wrath extremely well. Hamlet is angry about his father’s death and eventually gets revenge. Wrath blinded him to the point where getting revenge was the only thought on his mind. Famous authors such as Shakespeare write about wrath in their books to entertain. Even though, wrath may be entertaining to read, it is no longer entertaining when it comes to life. Wrath is a sin that is committed when extreme anger causes someone to lash out. Wrath is the foulest sin of all the seven deadly sins and must be stopped
Based on the play of Hamlet by William Shakespeare, suicide is the most prevalent and important themes in Hamlet. Hamlet always asks himself for the reason to stay alive. Even though he always thinks that there is no reason for him to stay alive, however he always chooses to stay. The first reason Hamlet seems to contemplate suicide is because his life is contaminated by sins and revenge. The other reason he is thinking about suicide is because he is young and immature. Young adults usually look for escapes when they become angry with things. There are many instances where Hamlet contemplating suicide and he treats the idea of suicide morally, religiously, and aesthetically, with particular attention to Hamlet’s two important statements about suicide: the “O, that this too too solid flesh would melt” soliloquy (I.ii.129–158) and the “To be, or not to be” soliloquy (III.i.56–88).
Shakespeare not only forever changed the face of the fine arts, but also many chapters of various text books. He created new words and aphorisms that have outlived time and are still used today, forever to be embedded
So, in conclusion, as you can see I have pretty strong feelings about Shakespeare and his plays. In the 21 st century, spending time with the confusion that is Shakespeare is about as useful as training doctors in the value of bleeding their patients as a means of correcting a problem with the four humours. By examining the great works of other cultures and religions we can learn about a major part of the world. Through the literature of many different parts of the world they're concerns will be understandable to us and we'll show our willingness to meet the rest of the world, not throw forts built of iambic pentameter with the occasional rhyming couplet to securely glue the walls together. If we ignore the future to sort of celebrate the western literary past we'll have a disaster of global
No society remains immobile, even if some human beings resist changes. The advances in technology and the emergence of new beliefs allow people to have a broader imagination. Thus, numerous new interpretations of ancient works, whether they are plays, folktales, or poems, permeate around the world. These renditions re-tell the original stories in contexts that adjust to modern world. What was regarded serious in the past becomes mockery nowadays. William Shakespeare, one of the greatest English play writers, has a profound influence upon different societies globally since the fifteenth century, for his plays inspire many contemporary artists to present new scopes reflecting their societies. Considered as one of Shakespeare’s greatest
-I agree with what Fortinbras is saying regarding Hamlet’s role in the play as well as his afterlife. In the quote, “Now you have peace Hamlet you accomplished what you had to and you have peace,” Fortinbras sounds rather envious of Hamlet because Hamlet’s main goal this whole time was to avenge his father’s death and Fortinbras has not yet achieved his goals yet thus will not be able to rest in peace. “Oh, I’m dying, Horatio! This strong poison’s overpowering me.”
In the novel How to Read Literature like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster, the value in reading William Shakespeare’s works is displayed. Shakespeare’s works enables readers to help understand literature and pick up references in modern day entertainment. For example, Foster states “[William Shakespeare is] everywhere, in every form you can think of. And he’s never the same: every age and every writer reinvents its own Shakespeare” (30). This statement depicts that Shakespeare’s legacy lives on to today and even though he is dead, he continues to impact lives today. All authors create their own form of Shakespeare and if you know Shakespeare, it’ll make understanding literature so much easier. This is because authors based their works off of
In the excerpt taken from Hamlet, Shakespeare uses a hostile tone to depict the relationship between Hamlet and the people he is speaking to. The author uses figurative syntax, descriptive detail, and vexed diction to show the sanity of Hamlet based on the relationships with those he interacts with. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are trying to uncover Hamlet’s mental state thinking that Hamlet has no idea but Hamlet is always one step ahead of those in the house.
Hamlet also compares himself to the demi god Hercules in Act 1 scene 2: "My father's brother- but no more like my father/ Than I to Hercules" (I, ii, 152-153). This mythological allusion is important because Hamlet is comparing himself to Hercules who is known as a strong warrior and earned a place on Mount Olympus with the gods. Hamlet is saying that his uncle is very much different than his father, like Hamlet is very much different than Hercules. Hercules is seen as a "superhero" of Greek mythology, which is a great difference of Hamlet because Hamlet is in no way seen as a "superhero" or someone to look up to. Hamlet
In the grand scheme of things, it seems quite odd that the vast majority of people have decided it is important to perform, study, and read plays written by a man who has been dead for over four hundred years. This of course, refers to William Shakespeare. For many people, the mention of his name brings up a faded memorized line or two from high school, but his impact on the world stretches farther than the perimeters of a classroom. Shakespeare revolutionized the English language to the point where half the time people are blissfully unaware of the fact they are quoting him. Whenever someone says, “What a sorry sight,” or, “I’m tongue tied”, they are not only empirically unoriginal, they are spouting Shakespeare.
The rhetorical power from this satire stems from the juxtaposition of the nobility of man, exemplified through the quotation from Hamlet and the horrific situation taking place in the image, an ISIS soldier casually pausing for a photo-op as he prepares to execute an unarmed man. Using this comparison to evoke all three of the appeals in the reader, the combination is an acidic attack that strips the dignity (not that there was any to begin with) from ISIS and further ridicules the organization. The first way this technique is implemented is in the physical construction of the piece. The text is written in a precise, formal font, fitting of such an elegant quote, while the picture on the other hand is drawn in a haphazardly, messy manner,
When looking at the today, Shakespeare’s memory has lasted for less than 500 years, and is still likely to last because of his great works, and the movies and books depicting his work. The movies of his plays, and the book full of all of his plays. “Shakespeare’s work was performed throughout the next hundred years as his fame and reputation grew throughout the country.” Although we may not know how long his influence and memory will last exactly, it’ll get really hard to forget someone who introduced so many words to the English language and so many good works to enjoy in many different forms. In fact, the reason his memory is alive is because of old colleagues and friends that put all of his plays into a single book, called a folio, and because some people passed down many memories of him.
Allusions can be found in nearly every work of literature and art due to the influence they have in creating a universal understanding. Biblical and mythological references are the most common allusions because they are regarded as primary sources for the basis of human reason. William Shakespeare alludes to both religion and mythology in Hamlet in order to emphasize the importance and failure of religion and to reveal the nature and psychological complexes of characters.
In his recent book, Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human (1998), Harold Bloom argues that Shakespeare’s characters provide the full measure of his continuing legacy. Shakespeare, Bloom maintains, created self-conscious characters who breathe life. Shakespeare’s characters are so alive, possess such "interiority," that they catch themselves looking at themselves. This quality is the essence of becoming human—to know we know, to be aware we are aware, to sense our own presence on the stage of life.