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In “When in Doubt, It’s from Shakespeare”, the fifth chapter of Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Foster discusses the importance Shakespeare holds in today's literature, and how his work can be found in nearly every story. To begin, Foster states reasons for why writers frequently reference Shakespeare. Foster gives the example of Athol Fugard who is famous for his play “Master Harold” … and the Boys (1982). This intertextual play, which deals with racial problems from the 1950’s alludes to Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part II.
Shakespeare, also known as the “Bard of Avon” (the nickname was provided by wikipedia), is one of the most famous and influential authors of english literature. In September 2008, at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC, Michael Mack (a professor) presented his opinion on the value of reading Shakespeare as a speech to college freshman. While presenting his opinion, Mack makes a compelling argument that even though reading Shakespeare is hard, it is worth it in the end and not only is it as important as other courses you may take in college but you will also gain something from it. His use of rhetorical devices and claims helps him support his argument.
The play, Romeo and Juliet by, William Shakespeare set in Verona, Italy in the late 1400s. In the play two star crossed lovers from feuding families fall in love. They plan to run away so that they can be together. However, due to a miscommunication they both end up killing themselves so they won’t have to live without the other. Although this is a classic love story, Romeo and Juliet should not be taught in schools today.
Kennedy Ballard 4/4/23 Miss Holt Feminism In the times of Romeo and Juliet women were expected to follow orders. The men would control society. Juliet during this time defies that role of a woman.
François de la Rochefoucauld, a distinguished moralist famously said: “We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves”. When individuals conform to societal expectations and beliefs, they may lose touch with their individual humanity and have difficulty growing as a person. In Shakespeare’s King Lear, Gloucester and Lear are aging characters that try to pass on their power to their offspring. Both Gloucester and Lear make initial mistakes in assessing their children’s intentions and lead themselves into committing actions based on false perceptions.
When reading Shakespeare’s work, most students are forced to use sites like No Fear Shakespeare. That defeats the purpose of reading older pieces of literature, if teenagers end up reading the modern-day version. They should read the modern-day version in the beginning, “To make it through his works, high school students are forced to consult books like ”No Fear Shakespeare,“ which drains all the poetry out in the hopes of making him moderately comprehensible,” (Petri, Para 6). Some adolescents find it hard to read his writing because it so boring. Students get drowsy reading his works, unless they understand what is happening, they are in their own world.
Soon after freshmen English students pour into the classroom, some enthusiastically volunteer to play a character in the day’s act, while others’ eyes skim across the board, looking to see if video clips are being shown. Meanwhile, Romeo and Juliet books are being drawn from backpacks; pages being shuffled to the correct scene. Imagine a society where student were never presented with such valuable- even enlightening- works of the Bard. Schools should keep Shakespeare’s works in the curriculum because “when power corrupts, poetry cleanses.” (Spacey 395).
In her article titled, “Why It Is Ridiculous Not to Teach Shakespeare in School”, she states that “Shakespeare is more than just a ‘long dead British guy,’ and I believe that he has much to teach us…”. She is unlike Dana Dusbiber in which she believes that Shakespeare is still significant to modern life, and that we can learn a lot from him. Although it is true we may learn from Shakespeare’s works, we can only learn about how life was for the English back then. The fact still remains that his works are not easy for everyone to understand, and people can easily live without them. There are plenty of other people’s writings we can learn from if we simply look for them and not stick with one person who wrote plays never meant to be turned into books or taught in schools.
“Maybe Shakespeare has nothing to say to us, nobody else from the early 1600’s still sees himself regularly adopted” (Petri, Alexandra). Shakespeare is aged that not much students know or understand him, inly people from the older generation can grasp onto Shakespeare because he was relevant at the time. Giving these reason Shakespeare is irrelevant to High school students in the modern
The article called “Shakespeare Needs to Stay in Schools” wrote, “Shakespeare’s language is undoubtedly complex. Considering that Shakespeare created approximately 7,000 new words for his works, there is no shock that his writing would be difficult to read. However, it is what Shakespeare did with his words that makes his texts appealing to readers and so much more important for students to read” (Bise). Without learning about Shakespeare students are going to be missing out on learning about their culture, so it is important that Shakespeare stays in schools to continue to be learned about. Not only do his words help the culture that is happening today but also the topics that his plays would talk about.
The popularity of Shakesphere in today’s schools is still at an all time high. Plays like “Romeo and Juliet” are still very popular as teachers find his works excelent and his contributions to the English language significant. UTSA’s eminent literary scholar, Mark Bayer, says: “The language is so dense, so rich, the first couple plays they read are difficult….. Students go into it because it is a requirement, but I do think they end up enjoying it.” While Shakesphere’s writings can be tough to read for people new to his work, his plays are often used in schools today, for the rich language and relatable themes allow students to learn and experience English in a intresting and fun
Each sex has its’ specialty, both sexes must be equal; people in general must be equal. By studying Shakespeare and by going deeper through analyzing and getting preoccupied with, we learn how to “brainstorm” the people, the culture and the ethics of that era and create opinions and thoughts about those centuries. In my opinion, Shakespeare is a modern, a contemporary artist and writer of his era who “sends” and passes messages through his plays. Each one of us, the readers and learners of Shakespeare, creates a special, unique opinion about Shakespeare and literature in general. We do not all think in the same way, people are unique.
In our freshman year of high school ninth graders must learn the many things in each of their subjects. In english class students are required to learn William "Bard of Avon" Shakespeare’s works. With Shakespeare 's works of literature and drama being 400 years old it’s expected that many people don’t want Barb’s works to be taught in the curriculum in schools. Shakespeare 's works should not be taught to students in schools because it’s difficult for students to understand, his work is not culturally diverse, and is outdated for today’s students. First, it’s difficult for many students to understand Shakespeare’s dialogue.
Shakespeare was a famous author and poet that wrote extremely well-known texts, such as “Romeo and Juliet” and “Hamlet.” Shakespeare lived during the Renaissance when art and science advanced and he was one of the major contributors to this historical period. “Shakespeare Influences the way we speak now” by Hephzibah Anderson, “William Shakespeare’s Impact on Theatre” by Octane, and “How Outrage Built Over a Shakespearean Depiction of Trump” by Sara Krulwich suggest that Shakespeare had a great influence on many aspects of society, such as the phrases we use, style of theater, and is a figure of inspiration to many people. Shakespeare has contributed to many well-known phrases that are still used to this day, showing his significance in history.
In the twenty-first century, the plays of William Shakespeare may at first appear dated and irrelevant: they use archaic language, are set in the age of Kings and Queens, and the Kingdom of England. However, it would be plainly mistaken to construe that Shakespeare’s works do not still remain integral to a twenty-first century society. Shakespeare’s plays gave the words and expressions one uses every day, revolutionized the art of theater as it was known, and forewarned about issues that would unknowingly still apply centuries later. Therefore, Shakespeare has had a profound effect on our lives by enriching our language and culture, as well as providing ideas that would still apply five centuries later, and it would thus behoove us to learn from his works and life.
