The Captivating Works of Shakespeare and its Importance Today
Shakespeare’s work should still be part of the high school English curriculum because students will be able to develop their reading skills, learn about the past, and learn more about life and its important lessons. One of the main reasons Shakespeare is taught at high schools is because it teaches students to develop their reading skills. Old English that is used in Shakespeare’s plays is a lot different than our modern day English, as it challenges the readers and makes them analyze his writing. By reading and studying Shakespeare in school, students will, “Understand the different meanings and hidden messages that are beautifully buried between the lines and understand the true genius that is Shakespeare,”(scribd.com). Reading some
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In addition, Shakespeare’s plays take place in the Elizabethan era, teaching young individuals about the past. During the time that Shakespeare wrote his plays there were many cultural differences compared to now, the way people acted, dressed and spoke. Through his plays, one can see the drastic changes and compare them to the present day. Learning about our world’s history on a much larger scale, “High-school students are able to learn from the faults of Shakespeare’s time, such as the imbalance of social classes and of genders as to be able to appreciate the era we live in today,”(scribd.com). It is evident that by learning about our world’s history that the younger generation will learn to appreciate how far humans have advanced. By doing so one will learn to fix any mistakes made in the past to better our future as seen by the imbalance of social classes. Lastly, Shakespeare’s plays have a didactic storyline meaning that it teaches the reader about very important life lessons. His plays have a numerous amount of symbolism, that if interpreted a student can find out what it means on a higher level,