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How Did Shakespeare Influence The Art World

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Shakespeare’s Influence on The World of Art Shakespeare has influenced artists with his plays and sonnets for many years. His works such as Macbeth and Hamlet have opened up tragic visions for artists and their paintings and artwork. Artists have been inspired by Shakespeare’s logic of tragedy. These tragedies opened up new ideas for artists around the globe. Through these stories Shakespeare introduced the world to tragic stories, emotions, and characters who would influence the art world in many ways. The tragic stories in William Shakespeare’s plays have influenced artists to create beautiful depictions of their interpretations of his characters. In “Shakespeare’s Tragic Art” the author writes “Shakespeare revealed a tragic vision that comprehended the totality of possibilities for good and evil as nearly as the human imagination ever was.” This data shows that he has had a great influence and opened people up to new ideas and ways of expression. Through this new form of writing and his vision he gave people a way of seeing into the story. In stories …show more content…

In the article “Witchy Character” Rogers writes, “Witches and what witches represent add drama to any plot and serve writers and story tellers well.” In this it explains how witches can add drama and emotion to a story such as Macbeth. The witches in the story help artists find emotion and feeling to use for their artwork. In the critical essay “The Registers of Tragedy” Long writes, “Different people respond differently, each play lends itself to a great range of interpretations, and we are all capable of various reactions to any one play.” The writer also talks about how everyone responds in a different way toward Shakespeare’s plays. Given this shows how artists may have been able to have a wider range of emotions and new visions to express those emotions. Shakespeare’s plays helped artists bring these new ideas into their

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