Should Shakespeare Be Taught

There are those who associate Shakespeare with elevated social status and feel that Shakespeare is no longer relevant to a broad audience and therefore should not be taught. In addition in a world where composition is diminishing as technology becomes more prominent, they believe that Shakespeare is less important. These ideas are flawed as Shakespeare continues to be relevant intellectually, emotionally and most importantly culturally. Shakespeare should continue to be required reading.

William Shakespeare is a writer, from a few centuries ago, who has had a major influence on many movies and stories that are made today. His stories and plays may seem a little hard to understand, but once you get passed that, you will literally be hooked onto the story. There's this little debate going on about whether or not William Shakespeare should be taught at school. In my opinion, I think he should be taught at school.

Schools should continue to teach Shakespeare's work because they instill inspiration. Many authors get their inspiration from Shakespeare's work. For example, Romeo and Juliet was an inspiring book that inspired authors to write similar stories

Should Shakespeare be in the ninth grade curriculum? Thats a great question, well Shakespeare was born in 1564,Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom and he died in April 23, 1616. Nobody really knew when he was born or knew like everything about him. But all that we know is that he was an amazing poet and the Bard still makes a big impact on a lot of people lives now a days. The question is should Shakespeare still be taught in classes and I think he should because he wrote practically almost everything that we know and face today.

Whether Shakespeare should continue to be taught or left in the past has been up for debate for years now. While some parties argue that Shakespeare's works should not be taught in schools because they are boring and difficult to read, other parties argue back saying that Shakespeare's work can help expand a student's vocabulary and that the storylines of the plays can be immersing. It has been argued that Shakespeare may also be able to help patients with dementia and depression. One party has even argued that Shakespeare's works are the birth of modern art today. There is also the party that claims Shakespeare’s works are what keep the brain excited because it can never predict what's going to happen next. Another party argues the Shakespeare’s

Students aren't the only ones who need to learn the message behind Shakespeare, adults at times need to as well. The message teaches people about the world, and about how peoples decisions catch up with them at times."Shakespeare Teaches us about love, honor, duty. About parents and children. About ambition and greed. These are the things that all of us face, the things that make us human." (J. Holtham, 2). The message is quite clear in a way. If Shakespeare can teach us about human conditions, then anyone can. "I don’t believe that a long-dead, British guy is the only writer who can teach my students about human condition. I do not believe that not viewing "Romeo and Juliet" or any other modern adaptation of a Shakespeare play will make my students less able to go out into the world and understand language or human behavior." (Dana Dusbiber, 1). There are other authors out in the world who have the same message, why not read a new author, rather than Shakespeare? Shakespeare uses his own words in his own way, to show that what he is trying to tell us about love and greed, are important, and no one else could teach us better. "Shakespeare is more then just a 'long-old dead British guy' and I believe he has as much to teach us about the

Pursuing further why Shakespeare should not be taught in school is because Shakespeare is very difficult to understand. “Shakespeare's way with words can be tough for students to grasp”.(DeBlasis) Shakespeare is a lot to comprehend because the way Shakespeare speaks is very different from today's text”.(DeBasis) Shakespeare is very tough to understand now days

We should not study Shakespeare in schools. Shakespeare was a plagiarist, a bigot, and is extremely irrelevant. We need to focus on moving forward in literature, not backwards. There is so much literature around now that is relevant, inclusive, and diverse that we can learn about.

The morals and values presented in his works speak to the audience, often offering a new perspective on the world in which they live. Students are affected by the powerful and complex characters and are rewarded with profound insights into human nature and behavior.I firmly believe that Shakespeare's works, like no other literature in the high school curriculum, challenge and invigorate the minds of students. Because of the complex characters, difficult vocabulary and style in which he writes, students must elevate their level of learning to grasp a clear understanding of his works. Shakespeare's plays hold intricate meanings and messages. His

Shakespeare is usually exaggeratedly described by any high school student as ‘the bane of my existence’, the reason that it is taught at all is that Shakespeare was one of the largest contributors to the english language, after all it is taught in English. The use of words, his beautiful poetry, his character description and most of all, that an abundant amount his material still holds it’s ground today is something to marvel at. Yet poetry and character description are likely not going to be used in the day to day life of a modern hard-working citizen, so the reason it is taught must be because of his contribution to modern english. However, few students can actually appreciate this, only a small percentage of english classrooms are filled

Shakespeare should not be taught to high school students, but that does not mean that it should not be taught to college students. For the past three years, I a sophomore in high school, have read three different plays by Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Hamlet. Each book was no simple task, each one had its difficulties especially with the seasoned dialect of the english language. I am a sophomore in high school and I believe that Shakespeare should be taught in college rather than high school because, college students have a greater understanding of the human condition, college students have greater motivation to do harder work, and because as our age increases so does our appreciation of literature.

Heard of the sayings “Kill with kindness” or “All that glitters is not gold?” All these popular sayings originated from one man, William Shakespeare. Shakespeare is considered the best playwright and author the world has ever seen, his works from over four-hundred years ago still heavily influence the English language. Shakespeare's works are taught in schools worldwide, but some are starting to question whether or not students should be required to read Shakespeare. Shakespeare should be taught to students because of his word choice and his messages that can apply to anyone, even though some may argue that his lessons can only apply to white people since he was white.

The first reason why Shakespeare’s work should be taught in the 9th grade curriculum is, he has a global influence. Shakespeare is a global influence because his work has been translated into 75 different languages (Britton puts on a Shakespeare marathon). That is incredible. The second reason why he has a global influence is because his ability to speak to audiences around the world is “undimmed”. This means his work can be adjusted to all the different languages and the plays can conform to different

William Shakespeare's Relevance Today For as long as formal education has existed in Britain it has been a largely standard assumption that teaching the works of William Shakespeare is relevant and necessary. Perhaps the relevance of his writing is taken for granted, perhaps it is necessary to re-examine the role of Shakespeare for the modern audience. There are indeed many people who question the relevance of this 440 year old playwright to a 21st century audience, taking it even as far as perhaps the greatest heresy of all, questioning the necessity of GCSE pupils learning Shakespeare at all. This “proposed vandalism from the policymakers” (Guardian 09/02/01) is opposed wholesale by supporters

William Shakespeare was born April 23rd 1564. Shakespeare was and currently still is an inspiration to so many minds now a day. Never the less should he still be in the classrooms in the 21st century that would be believed to be a negative; Shakespeare no longer belongs to be in the class room of grades 9 to 12. When teachers tell their class that they will be reading Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, etc. nobody is jumping for joy. Most of the children in the class is bored out of their minds nobody understands Shakespeare anymore. Reading the article “Much Ado About Nothing Much” by Peter Beech, has helped further explain this by making excellent points that will help everyone understand that Shakespeare is the problem and not the people