Poet, playwright, actor and dramatist, William Shakespeare is one of the most influential and greatest writers up to this day in poetry and the English language. Known, for his many acclaimed works such as his famous plays, “Othello,” “King Lear,” and “Romeo and Juliet” etc. More than four hundred years have passed and William Shakespeare’s work still alive as if it was during the early ages of Shakespeare work. Shakespeare influenced ranges from literature, theater, films and even the English language
I believe Shakespeare is crucial for students to study as his works are filled with intricate meaning, extensive vocabulary and powerful imagery that offers insight to the world around us, with the use of irony, imagery, rythm and other literary devices evident in his works, he enriches our language. His works challenege students to try and understand difficult language, and style to experience different morals in his stories, and get an understanding of the complex lives lived by his characters
Woolf’s essay, “Shakespeare’s Sister,” one controversial issue has been whether her metaphor on women needing “a room of one’s own” is valid and relevant. On the one hand, some argue that women are independent enough today to have no desire of a room of their own. On the other hand, others contend that Woolf’s metaphor holds no meaningful value. My own view is that Woolf’s ideas about women needing a room of their own are valid and are still relevant because of how deeply sexism negatively affects our
Today I will be saying why Shakespeare should not be taught in today's society, and my main question is why do teachers even bother trying to teach us about Shakespeare? He was a famous writer back in the 16th century but now his work is just irrelevant in today's modern society. Students, like myself, should be learning more about modern writers that use a language we understand and that write about things that are actually relevant. Most of his plays are very sexual and has a horrendous amount
the curiosity of the audience. The catastrophe of Othello is one of Shakespeare’s well-known plays, and it is notorious for catching the attention of the audience. The Shakespeare had an intriguing way of capturing an audience or reader in remarkable way. Shakespeare uses countless methods in order to achieve his goal. Shakespeare guaranteed the misfortune of Othello would clutch the curiosity of the audience by the building of interesting characters, search for widespread themes, use of a witty
William Shakespeare - English poet, playwright actor. A man’s whose works are so well written, whose ideas were ahead of his time, whose influence has stretched over centuries, and found a place in the curriculum of many classes. A man who is now regarded by many people as one of the greatest writers in the English language, and yet others have called his works ‘tired’, ‘not relevant’ and ‘archaic’. So how can this be, why do some embrace Shakespeare when taught it and others would opt to stay far
The works of Shakespeare are some of the most respected in English literature. They have set the standard for all the great writers who followed. Although these works have been attributed to William Shakespeare of Stratford, they could have been written by anyone. The definite authorship of a work is always uncertain, but these works are particularly contested. There are those who believe someone besides Shakespeare of Stratford wrote the works, while others believe his identity, as a whole, is a
as many opportunities as men did, especially in the arts. Woolf invents a sister for the famed William Shakespeare and calls her Judith, supposing that Judith had the same literary talents and ambitions as her brother. Woolf writes Judith’s life story, chronicling Judith’s drab existence, daring escape, and tragic end, deciding that women of Shakespeare’s time couldn’t possibly write as Shakespeare did due to restrictions placed on them by society. The author intends to call attention to yet another
than just love and jealousy; there is underlying racism, hate, deception, pride, and even sexism between these pages. Othello is a transcendent play, one that will survive the perils of time simply because it is still relevant. Even today, over 400 years later, there are still issues of racism and sexism. Hate is as natural as love in humans and Othello gets right to the root of that. We witness this from the very first scene, “…you’ll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse/ you’ll have
’ In the text ‘Othello’ by William Shakespeare, symbolism is a useful technique used to shed light on the deeper and darker messages of the play. It is very evident, especially through symbolic imagery, animalistic symbols, and hell and the devil; the issues in which Shakepeare intends to make his audience aware of in society. The strawberry spotted handkerchief also plays a crucial role in portraying these messages. I n the play, Othello is often referred to as animals, mostly by Iago (the antagonist