He holds the ultimate title of unparalleled genius producing the greatest examples of English Literature. The English language and the Western world’s adaptation of the way literature is written today is mainly attributable to Shakespeare’s literary writings. His writings include comedies, tragedies, romances, histories, sonnets, plays and other poems. His formation of an acting company supported many writers, musicians and artists who shared his passion and ideas during that time. He introduced “the English sonnet”: quatrains (four-line stanzas) with alternate rhymes, followed by a concluding couplet) (Fiero 151).
The Friar not only speaks in meter but also speaks wisely, “Within the infant rind of this weak flower/ poison hath residence and medicine power;/For this, being smelt, with that part cheers each part,/ being tasted, stays all senses with the heart./ Two such opposed kings encamp them still/ in man as well as herbs, grace and rude will;”(2.3.23-28). He describes the powers plants, animals, and people contain: a good and an evil. The Nurse, however, is shown speaking mostly in prose, or speech without rhyme or meter. Throughout Shakespeare’s works, prose is used by lower, uneducated classes.
Many people believe that we form our own insecurities on our own. Yet, several factors influence our insecurities, including those we love. Throughout the plots of William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak, We find this point to be true. An article by Susan B Miller addresses some of the struggles with a conceited parent by stating that “some troubled parents use… ‘selfishness-slam’ whenever a young person wants to do something that makes that child unavailable to take care of the parent’s needs… [the parent] thinks [their] child should put all [their] own needs and wishes second to the parent’s needs and wishes” (Miller 11).
William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” discusses how people have both a monstrous and honorable side. Shakespeare demonstrates this by using syntax and figurative language in the soliloquy, “Romeo and Juliet”. In the soliloquy, a monk by the name Friar Laurence, talks about how everybody has a guilty and innocent side. In the story, the Montague and Capulet family are fierce rivals. The rivalry shows the dark side while the love of Romeo and Juliet shows light side of both families.
In the play, Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare the inference that can be made about the character Tybalt, a Capulet and Juliet’s cousin, personality and his motivation based on the figurative language is that Tybalt is hateful, wrathful, and the things that motivate him, seem to be violence and dominance over others. In the lines from the first scene, Tybalt uses a simile of “ I hate the word, As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.” This simile can infer and support the claim that Tybalt has a hateful personality since Tybalt says that he hates the Montagues as he hates hell. This shows that Tybalt’s personality is also wrathful since he is always full of hate and anger when he’s around a Montague. However, this can also help support
1. I think that Shakespeare wrote in blank verse because sometimes when I am reading something that rhymes and is super long I eventually don't even understand what I am reading, I think it aids the drama even if it is confusing. I'm just thinking about all the words rhymes and kinda give myself a beat to go off of. So I'm not actually focusing on the sentence just the words that are rhyming. Shakespeare seemed to smart, and plus that is how a lot of things were written back then.
“How silver-sweet sound lovers’ tongues by night, Like softest music to attending ears!” In texts, authors use multiple literary techniques to develop tones and moods for the text. These techniques include figurative language. William Shakespeare wrote numerous plays throughout his life, and these plays have lasted centuries because of the messages they portray to the audience. Shakespeare’s works have multiple forms of figurative language.
For instance, in the third quatrain or line 9-12 Juliet says, “Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer.” Romeo replies, “O,then…lest faith turn to despair.” In a sonnet, there is a specific rhyming pattern, typically each character says enough that they complete the pattern, however in this part of the passage, Romeo ends the pattern with the word despair, rhyming what Juliet ended with earlier, prayer. This further shows how Romeo and Juliet are extremely connected through their love. Therefore, Shakespeare decided that a sonnet would best suit this passage in the play since he wanted to portray Romeo and Juliet’s powerful
In Shakspere’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, 1597, many great examples of literary devices are shown; with its use of blank verse, foil, and soliloquies. This helps improve readers' enjoyment during reading because they create more involvement for a reader. They also make some works seem more appealing or artistic. For example, Romeo and Juliet was written entirely with blank verse. This is a great feat for writing.
During the Shakespearean Era they would speak in verse and proses. Speaking in verse meant you were well educated and wealthy. While speaking in proses meant the exact opposite. People who spoke in proses did
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare includes many ideas into the play, that Romeo makes impulsive decisions, does not think ,and is not very mature. Shakespeare uses elements of language in Friar Laurence's speech to convey the idea that everything is both good and evil. In the first half of the soliloquy, Shakespeares uses a metaphor by referencing Titan's fiery wheels, which is a reference they used in Greek Mythology. The text states, “ From forth day’s path and Titan’s fiery wheels.”
Shakespeare should be studied in schools, many of us have mixed feelings when we think of studying Shakespeare at school, but regardless of our opinion of Shakespeare we speak his language every day. It is estimated that Shakespeare added around 1500 new words to the English language. Shakespeare challenges students and benefits them in multiple ways, with difficult language and style using timeless themes and emotions in his plays. Shakespeare should be studied in schools because of the extraordinary quality within them, this exposes students to a multitude of literary techniques. Shakespeare wrote his plays over 400 years ago.
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.
Character analysis: Tom Parsons In the book 1984 by George Orwell, the character of Tom Parsons is the complete embodiment of the totalitarian government’s manipulative mindset. Tom Parsons is a minor static character in the book that impacts the story by showing the reader a clear example of the everyday life in the book. He is foil to the main character, as he is the complete opposite of Winston.
3 Shakespeare’s Contributions In the early 16th century, The English language was not highly rated. It was rather seen as a language spoken day-to-day by the lower-caste society due to it sounding barbaric and lacking the sophistication that foreign languages required. Therefore, it was not promoted at schools. Children were taught Latin and Greek in schools, because they were the default languages for scholarly and ecclesiastical communication.
