"The Grunts," is a Nonfiction article by David Wood. Woods discusses the idea of moral injury that war caused to soldiers. Tim O'Brien demonstrates in his book “The Things They Carried” that he was familiar with these things long before Wood wrote "The Grunts.” they both depict or throw the light on the life of soldiers who had no choice, but to be in war, how they try to cope with their traumatic past, carry the emotionally & physical burden. Woods' article “The Grunts” depicts the idea that soldiers had no choice, but to participate in war.
People have been reading Shakespeare for a very long time, why stop now? Michael Mack presented a speech to college freshmen explaining how reading Shakespeare is important. Reading Shakespeare can provide insight to the real world, preparing you for what is bound to happen. Mack developed an effective argument that clarifies the purpose of reading Shakespeare and how it helps us through his use of rhetorical devices, and evidence. Shakespeare uses many analogies to real life in his plays, which provides readers with an understanding.
Shakespeare uses time and the youth of his characters to develop the theme of individual vs. society through Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and Romeo.
William Shakespeare’s work has been involved in the high school curriculum for many years. Many say that Shakespeare’s ideas reveal the true human nature and that's why young adults need to study about him; However, the more that teens study Shakespeare some have agreed that it shouldn’t be apart of the standard High School curriculum due to the fact that the old English has no importance to them. Although William Shakespeare is an amazing dramatist and his works show the true reality of the world, Shakespeare’s writings and ideas need to be offered as an elective rather than having it forced on students in the normal English classes. Young teenargers today believe that the peices William Shakespeare wrote are irrelevant to them, and they are correct.
The last thing that a student wants to hear in English class in today’s society that the next unit is going to be based upon a Shakespeare novel. This new task requires the reader to comprehend very confusing language and keep in mind a whole new context for the setting of the plot. With all of this going on inside of their heads, it is really hard to squeeze any sort of enjoyment into reading this story. This isn’t the case with more contemporary novels, though. In Duaa Eldeib’s article on this debate, English teacher David Knudson said that after introducing more contemporary stories into English curriculum that “all of a sudden, one of [his] biggest problems is trying to figure out what to do with kids who are 100 ages ahead or have finished the book a week after [they] started it.”
Nate Searle P#1 11/8/16 Shakespeare lived hundreds of years ago why are we still using his words. Well he happens to be the best play writer even to this day. In his time, he wasn't actually the best he was down the list of play writes. We still use his words today, like the plays Romeo and Juliet and plays like that.
"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so," this is a quote from Hamlet, one of William Shakespeare's greatest tragedy's. William Shakespeare was a great poet and playwriter. Known throughout the world, the extravagant works of Shakespeare have been performed in thousands of villages and cities. William Shakespeare has many famous works including Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, and Much Ado about nothing. Shakespeare made these plays all the way back in the 1500's.
Shakespeare has written some very significant plays that are still popular today. He has written very iconic plays that are still performed and popular today. In example, Romeo and Juliet is still very popular. There are many versions that have developed, like West Side Story. Hamlet and Macbeth are also some other popular ones that he has written.
Romeo and Juliet don’t know what they really are wanting in their life. They will highlight the unknown love they have for each other in the story. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet transcends time by addressing the issues of love, trust, and peer pressure, themes that modern-day teenagers face. Romeo and Juliet’s love, “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight!
These major themes are needed to live your best life. Shakespeare pushes readers to understand that everyone around you may be your friend or enemy, but the only one you can really trust your future with is
Shakespeare used extensive vocabulary, and powerful imagery contained within his works which demonstrate the phenomenal story telling ability of the English playwright. Exposure to these devices provides students with a broad knowledge of literary style and technique, while serving to develop and improve writing skills, which is why Shakespeare should be taught in schools. Shakespeare uses timeless themes and emotions in his stories that are still relevant today, some themes include comedies, tragedies, tragicomedies, histories and romances. Shakespeare explains his characters point of views, their struggles and reasons without being judgemental.
Shakespeare's works have lessons we should learn from to make a better future. Romeo and Juliet teaches us that we should put aside our differences as we're only human, as in the end both families made up due to Romeo and Juliet's death. With the way Shakespeare has expressed himself, we should heed his lessons and pay attention to the literary elements he hides. Shakespeare employs foreshadowing, irony, and the tragic hero archetype in Julius Caesar to caution Elizabethan England against civil war and political unrest.
If something is too old, does that mean it is not relevant anymore? The dreadful play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare in the sixteenth century, has created a lot of controversy towards the issue that it is not relatable to a modern audience anymore. However, the themes, and character traits found in Macbeth are very similar and relatable to a modern society. The play Macbeth, demonstrates humanity, which will never change, attesting to the fact that, the play is still relatable to a twenty-first-century audience.
In the essay “Shakespeare Meets The 21st Century” (297), Michael Kahn believes that all renditions of Shakespeare’s plays are “interpretations” that reflect the approach to acting and producing at the time of production. In recent times the productions of Shakespeare’s plays have undergone changes to the manner of speaking to be more “conversational” while attempting to retain the rhythm and tone of the play. He explains that Shakespeare’s plays were themselves adapted from those of other playwrights. He marvels at the experience of those who originally witnessed and had no prior knowledge of Shakespeare’s plays must have had. Kahn states “I believe all theater artists who approach these plays envy that encounter and explore strategies to re-create
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.
